Remote sensing of riparian ecosystems

M Rusnák, T Goga, L Michaleje, M Šulc Michalková… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Riparian zones are dynamic ecosystems that form at the interface between the aquatic and
terrestrial components of a landscape. They are shaped by complex interactions between …

Ground control point distribution for accurate kilometre-scale topographic mapping using an RTK-GNSS unmanned aerial vehicle and SfM photogrammetry

E Stott, RD Williams, TB Hoey - Drones, 2020 - mdpi.com
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have revolutionised the availability of high resolution
topographic data in many disciplines due to their relatively low-cost and ease of deployment …

Geomorphic mapping and taxonomy of fluvial landforms

JM Wheaton, KA Fryirs, G Brierley, SG Bangen… - Geomorphology, 2015 - Elsevier
Fluvial geomorphologists use close to a 100 different terms to describe the landforms that
make up riverscapes. We identified 68 of these existing terms that describe truly distinctive …

Characterising physical habitats and fluvial hydromorphology: A new system for the survey and classification of river geomorphic units

B Belletti, M Rinaldi, M Bussettini, F Comiti, AM Gurnell… - Geomorphology, 2017 - Elsevier
Geomorphic units are the elementary spatial physical features of the river mosaic at the
reach scale that are nested within the overall hydromorphological structure of a river and its …

Geomorphic classification of rivers: an updated review

JM Buffington, DR Montgomery - In: Shroder, John (Jack) F …, 2021 - research.fs.usda.gov
Process-based classification of rivers is widely used for assessing the effects of past
landscape disturbance, current biophysical conditions, and likely responses to future …

Assemblages of geomorphic units: A building block approach to analysis and interpretation of river character, behaviour, condition and recovery

K Fryirs, G Brierley - Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A geomorphic unit is a landform that has been created and reworked by a particular set of
earth surface processes. Each geomorphic unit has a particular morphology and sediment …

Let the river erode! Enabling lateral migration increases geomorphic unit diversity

RD Williams, S Bangen, E Gillies, N Kramer… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
River restoration practice frequently employs conservative designs that create and maintain
prescribed, static morphology. Such approaches ignore an emerging understanding of …

[HTML][HTML] The dark art of interpretation in geomorphology

G Brierley, K Fryirs, H Reid, R Williams - Geomorphology, 2021 - Elsevier
The process of interpretation, and the ways in which knowledge builds upon interpretations,
has profound implications in scientific and managerial terms. Despite the significance of …

Geomorphic heterogeneity as a framework for assessing river corridor processes and characteristics

DN Scott, S Shahverdian, R Flitcroft… - River Research and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Spatial and temporal heterogeneity, or messiness, is a broadly desirable characteristic of
river corridors and an indicator of many of the geomorphic processes that sustain fluvial …

Upscaling site‐scale ecohydraulic models to inform salmonid population‐level life cycle modeling and restoration actions–Lessons from the Columbia River Basin

JM Wheaton, N Bouwes, P Mchugh… - Earth Surface …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
With high‐resolution topography and imagery in fluvial environments, the potential to
quantify physical fish habitat at the reach scale has never been better. Increased availability …