Bedload transport: a walk between randomness and determinism. Part 1. The state of the art
Christophe Ancey
Abstract
This paper outlines the various approaches used to calculate bedload transport. As bedload transport exhibits considerable spatial and temporalvariations, computing the bedload transport rates and morphological changes experienced by streambeds is difficult. A large body of experi-mental work has revealed scaling laws relating the mean transport rate qs to hydraulic conditions.
Topics & Concepts
Bed loadRandomnessDeterminismRandom walkState (computer science)GeologyComputer scienceGeomorphologyMathematicsSediment transportStatisticsAlgorithmEpistemologyPhilosophySedimentUrban and Freight Transport LogisticsTransportation Planning and OptimizationWind and Air Flow Studies