This book provides a comprehensive exploration of morpho-hydro-sediment interactive processes to explain channel planform dynamics, integrating advanced quantitative techniques and assessing flood risks, including model-based mitigation strategies. It delves into the temporal evolution of riverscape dynamics driven by autogenic and allogenic factors, while evaluating sediment generation within catchments. Additionally, it features comparative case studies of riverscapes across diverse climatic regimes at comparable scales.
Key features of the book include:
- Quantitative analysis of hydro-morphological indices and sediment components: Offers detailed insights into sediment dynamics and their interactions with hydrological processes.
- Land cover and land use linkages: Explores the relationship between land use patterns and hydrologic regimes, highlighting their interconnected impacts.
- Hydrology, ecology, and environmental linkages: Discusses vulnerabilities and interactions between hydrological systems, ecological processes, and environmental factors.
- Application of HEC-RAS flood modeling: Examines spatial floodwater distribution scenarios with and without bridges, as well as strategies for reframing and relocating bridge structures.
- Sediment generation and transportation: Reviews sediment generation processes, transportation mechanisms, and physio-chemical characteristics in depositional environments.
This book is designed for graduate/postgraduate students and researchers in civil and environmental engineering, hydrology, and related fields, offering valuable insights into the complex interplay of hydrological, morphology, and sediment aggradation processes.
Table of Contents:
1. Riverscape Dynamics: A Global Perspective 2. Channel Dynamics in Spatio-Temporal Scale 3. River Planform Changes and Hydrological Consequences 4. Sediment Genesis, Transportation, and Deposition 5. Geo-Meteorological Hazards and Risk 6. Flood Modeling and Vulnerability Assessment 7. Assessment of Bottleneck Conditions and Concluding Remarks
About the Author :
Mery Biswas is Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at Presidency University, Kolkata, India. She is specifically concentrated on several aspects/methods of morphotectonic, riverscape geomorphology, and related geo-hazards (field-based, instrumental survey techniques, analytical models, and micro landforms).
Adrija Raha is Junior Research Fellow in the Department of Geography at Presidency University, Kolkata, India. She is a Doctoral Research Fellow in Geography at Presidency University, specializing in Fluvial Geomorphology and Tectonics. Her interests lie in understanding Earth's surface processes and tectonic dynamics, contributing to advancements in geoscience research.
Paramita Haldar is Assistant Professor in BITS Pilani at the K. K. Birla Campus, Goa. Haldar offers expertise in Molecular Modeling.
