Hydrogeomorphology of asymmetric meandering channels: Experiments and field evidence

JD Abad, D Motta, L Guerrero… - Water Resources …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Meandering channels display complex planform configurations with upstream (US)‐and
downstream (DS)‐skewed bends. Bend orientation is linked to hydrodynamics, bed …

[HTML][HTML] Free and underfit-scavenger river dynamics dominate the large amazonian Pacaya-Samiria wetland structure

TV Rojas, JD Abad, WR Roque… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The Peruvian Amazon is known for harboring the greatest biodiversity on the planet, with a
world record for biodiversity per unit area. Previous studies suggested that the high …

Spatiotemporal dynamics and present perception of gravel bars in natural and regulated environments

A Holušová, Z Poledniková, L Vaverka… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Gravel bars represent unique habitats in gravel bed rivers. These formations are
endangered by river management affecting the channel natural behavior and flow …

[HTML][HTML] Planform dynamics and cut-off processes in the lower Ucayali River, Peruvian Amazon

JD Abad, A Mendoza, K Arceo, Z Torres, H Valverde… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Ucayali River is one of the most dynamic large rivers in the world, with high rates of
channel migration regularly producing cutoffs. In the lower portion of the Ucayali River …

[HTML][HTML] High-resolution modeling of meander neck cutoffs: laboratory and field scales

Z Li, A Mendoza, JD Abad, TA Endreny… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Meandering rivers are distinguished by their characteristic sinuosity, which is subject to
modulation through channel cutoff, resulting in the formation of oxbow lakes within the …

Large wood retention in a large meandering river: Insights from a 5-year monitoring in the Odra River (Czechia)

T Galia, M Horáček, V Ruiz-Villanueva, Z Poledniková… - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
Large wood (LW) is an integral component of watercourses. However, we still need to gain
more knowledge of the geomorphic processes related to LW in large lower-energy …

Hydrogeomorphic characterization of the huallaga river for the peruvian amazon waterway

H Valverde, JD Abad, L Guerrero… - Journal of Waterway …, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
The concession of the Peruvian Amazon Waterway (PAW) project seeks to strengthen
commercial transport between Brazil and Peru by using four rivers: Amazon, Ucayali …

Assessing natural and human‐induced river corridor changes using object‐based image analysis (Orljava River, Croatia)

K Pavlek, M Gašparović… - River research and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study employs object‐based image analysis to investigate land cover dynamics and
channel changes in the managed corridor of the Orljava River following anthropogenic …

[HTML][HTML] At what scales does a river meander? Scale-specific sinuosity (S3) metric for quantifying stream meander size distribution

LV Stanislawski, BJ Kronenfeld, BP Buttenfield… - Geomorphology, 2023 - Elsevier
Stream bend geometry is linked to terrain features, hydrologic and ecologic conditions, and
anthropogenic forces. Knowledge of the distributions of geometric properties of streams …

Big Pine Creek Ditch revisited: Planform recovery to channelization and the timescale of river meandering

CR Salas, BL Rhoads - Geomorphology, 2022 - Elsevier
Channelization has changed the form and dynamics of rivers on a global scale. In the
midwestern United States, widespread straightening of meandering headwater streams has …