| Research Goals and Objectives
ReesScan aims to investigate a series of interrelated research questions:
- How do reach-scale patterns of sediment transport vary with flood characteristics?;
- To what extent are transport rates conditioned by channel morphology and facies?;
- What processes contribute most significantly to sediment transport rates?;
- Is the morphology of braided river forms associated to flow magnitude?;
- What are the key sources of uncertainty in morphological sediment transport rates?
We aim to answer these questions using state-of-the-art environmental monitoring and digital geomatics to study the evolution of the braided Rees river, flood-by-flood during one year. The specific objectives of the project are outlined here. |
TLS models of the Rees evolving rapidly between three floods in January 2008 |
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