Flow dynamics and sediment transport in vegetated rivers: A review

W Huai, S Li, GG Katul, M Liu, Z Yang - Journal of Hydrodynamics, 2021 - Springer
The significance of riparian vegetation on river flow and material transport is not in dispute.
Conveyance laws, sediment erosion and deposition, and element cycling must all be …

Vegetation bioshields for tsunami mitigation: review of effectiveness, limitations, construction, and sustainable management

N Tanaka - Landscape and Ecological Engineering, 2009 - Springer
Coastal vegetation has been widely recognized as a natural method to reduce the energy of
tsunami waves. However, a vegetation barrier cannot completely stop a tsunami, and its …

The wake structure behind a porous obstruction and its implications for deposition near a finite patch of emergent vegetation

Z Chen, A Ortiz, L Zong, H Nepf - Water Resources Research, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
This experimental study describes the mean and turbulent flow structure in the wake of a
circular array of cylinders, which is a model for a patch of emergent vegetation. The patch …

Vortex development behind a finite porous obstruction in a channel

L Zong, H Nepf - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2012 - cambridge.org
This experimental study describes the turbulent wake behind a two-dimensional porous
obstruction, consisting of a circular array of cylinders. The cylinders extend from the channel …

Sediment deposition within and around a finite patch of model vegetation over a range of channel velocity

C Liu, H Nepf - Water Resources Research, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The interaction between flow and vegetation creates feedbacks to deposition that vary with
channel velocity. This experimental study describes how channel velocity and stem …

Turbulent flow through idealized emergent vegetation

T Stoesser, SJ Kim, P Diplas - Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 2010 - ascelibrary.org
This paper presents results of several large-eddy simulations (LES) of turbulent flow in an
open channel through staggered arrays of rigid, emergent cylinders, which can be regarded …

Characteristics of the flow structures through and around a submerged canopy patch

M Liu, W Huai, B Ji - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The flow around submerged canopy patches with finite sizes plays a critical role in the
sediment deposition and vegetation evolution. In this study, the submerged canopy patch …

Three-layer model for vertical velocity distribution in open channel flow with submerged rigid vegetation

WX Huai, YH Zeng, ZG Xu, ZH Yang - Advances in Water Resources, 2009 - Elsevier
Based on the detailed laboratory experiments and theoretical analysis, a new three-layer
model is proposed to predict the vertical velocity distribution in an open channel flow with …

Numerical investigation of flow and turbulence structure through and around a circular array of rigid cylinders

K Chang, G Constantinescu - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2015 - cambridge.org
Numerical investigation of flow and turbulence structure through and around a circular array of
rigid cylinders Page 1 J. Fluid Mech. (2015), vol. 776, pp. 161–199. c Cambridge University …

Flow dynamics and turbulence patterns in a drainage channel colonized by common reed (Phragmites australis) under different scenarios of vegetation management

A Errico, GFC Lama, S Francalanci, GB Chirico… - Ecological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Drainage channels are a widespread component of agricultural and urbanized lowland
landscapes. Management of instream and riparian vegetation along drainage channels …