Ever-growing energy demand and transition towards renewable energy have led to a global
boom of Small Hydropower Plants (SHPs). Small hydropower plants, particularly run-of …

Twenty first century faces unprecedented challenges for the management of global
waterways. The Himalayan waterways in Asia are exposed to unpredictable climatic …

There has been an increasing practice of creating Earth-like, realistic synthetic landscapes
by Earth scientists and computer scientists for a variety of applications. While together these …

This chapter aims to deliver a brief overview of flood mitigation and protective measures at
different scales within the catchment area and identify the main factors to be considered in …

The Gezhouba Dam and Three Gorges Project are the two largest hydraulic projects in the
middle reach of the Yangtze River. Although these projects have yielded benefits to local …

Sediment plays a pivotal role in determining the physical, chemical and biological integrity of
aquatic ecosystems. A range of factors influences the impacts of sediment pressures on …

Geomorphologists have studied and debated over the processes responsible for natural
riffle-pool maintenance for decades. Most studies have focused on small wadable rivers, but …

This paper investigates the potential of low‐cost spaceborne data to approximate
longitudinal surface profiles during flood events on large rivers. In February 2000, the …

Quantifying the volume of water that is stored in the subsurface is critical to studies of water
availability to ecosystems, slope stability, and water‐rock interactions. In a variety of settings …

Although it is widely accepted that the construction of dams may alter fish habitats, few
studies have followed the life cycles of fish and combined the environmental conditions with …