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Grain-size gap and downstream fining revealed in less chemically altered Brahmaputra Sandbars
PurposeLimited studies exist on the downstream variation of grain size in sand-bed rivers, particularly in natural sediment regimes. The impact of...
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Sand and Gravel Mining and its Consequences on Morphometry of Raidak-II River in Eastern Dooars, India
The sand and gravel mining plays a significant role in changing the morphometric features of any river like shifting of river bank, channel width,...
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Can sediments play a role in river flood risk map**? Learning from selected European examples
BackgroundClimate change and increasing anthropogenic pressure are two of the major drivers of increasing extreme events like droughts and floods. To...
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Hydro-sedimentary Modeling and Fluvial Morphological Processes Along the Lower Danube River (Giurgiu-Oltenița-Călărași Reach)
The study aims to provide an advancement in understanding the complex hydro-sedimentary behaviour and morphological processes of the Danube fluvial...
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Change of River–Lake Relation and the Regulation of Dongting and Poyang Lakes
The Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake (hereinafter referred to as the Two Lakes), lie on the south bank of the middle reach of the Yangtze River and are...
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Perils of Premature Reclamation: Case Studies from the Indian Sundarbans
The Sundarbans is the largest mangrove ecosystem in the world and is now under severe threat in terms of resource exploitation and recurrent hazards...
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Geological Factors Influencing River Morphological Changes: Implications in the Agricultural Sector
Most studies often attributed changes in river morphology to natural and human influences, but they rarely explained geological factors. Furthermore,...
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Responses of Indian Summer Monsoon Dynamics and Late Quaternary Fluvial Development: Records from Yamuna River Valley, NW-Himalaya
In the NW Himalaya, Late Quaternary sedimentary sequences along with the glacial fed Yamuna River deposits offer an opportunity to understand the...
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The land–river interface: a conceptual framework of environmental process interactions to support sustainable development
Rivers and their surrounding lands are focal points of human development in the landscape. However, activities associated with development can...
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Spatial distribution of soil erosion and sediment yield in the Koshi River Basin, Nepal: a case study of Triyuga watershed
PurposeUnderstanding the spatial dynamics of soil loss (SL) and sediment yield (SY) from ungauged watersheds would have a profound importance to...
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Major Scientific and Technological Research Subjects
The Yangtze River Basin has large and varied tributaries, and the water resources very unevenly distributed, both in space and time. Floods and...
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Master equation model for solute transport in river basins: part I channel fluvial scale
Normal and anomalous diffusion are ubiquitous in many physical complex systems. Here we define a system of diffusion equations generalized in time...
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Sediment of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers: an early modern perspective
Sediment deposition by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers created the physical landscape on which the civilizations of ancient Iraq evolved. Scholars in...
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Reconstructing forest cover changes for the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River over the past millennium
Long-term regional forest cover datasets provide significant data for capturing historical landscape patterns and climate change. However, long-term...
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The Bed Stress Minimum in Tidal Rivers
Bed stress patterns control erosion and deposition in tidal rivers and thereby govern changes in geomorphology. Management of river discharge and...
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Ecological Functions and Management of Large Wood in Fluvial Systems
Purpose of ReviewThe aim of this review is to provide an overview of the functional role of large wood in the functioning of fluvial ecosystems,...
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Source apportionment of groundwater quality in agriculture-dominated semiarid region, India—using an integrated approach of hydrochemistry, stable isotopes and land use/land cover change
Groundwater quality is a serious concern in alluvial aquifers undergoing vast agricultural transformation around the globe. Mehsana district of...
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Geomorphological changes of river Surma due to climate change
Globally, Bangladesh is one of the most climate-vulnerable countries due to its low-lying topography, high population density, and unique geographic...
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Effects of river infrastructures on the floodplain sedimentary environment in the Rhône River
PurposeRiver infrastructures such as dikes, groynes, and dams are ubiquitous on most large rivers, and although their consequences on the riverbed...
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Assessment of soil erosion in the Upper Citarum watershed for sustainability of the Saguling reservoir: unmixing model approach
The Citarum watershed and the Saguling reservoir are vital natural resources in Indonesia, affecting the livelihood of West Java and the DKI Jakarta...
