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Reconstruction of subgrid scale topographic variability and its effect upon the spatial structure of three dimensional river flow (2010)
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Casas, M., Lane, S., Hardy, R., Benito, G., & Whiting, P. (2010). Reconstruction of subgrid scale topographic variability and its effect upon the spatial structure of three dimensional river flow. Water Resources Research, 46(3), Article W03519. https://doi.org/10.1029/2009wr007756

A new approach to describing the associated topography at different scales in computational fluid dynamic applications to gravel bed rivers was developed. Surveyed topographic data were interpolated, using geostatistical methods, into different spati... Read More about Reconstruction of subgrid scale topographic variability and its effect upon the spatial structure of three dimensional river flow.

On the relationship between flow and suspended sediment transport over the crest of a sand dune, Río Paraná, Argentina (2010)
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Shugar, D., Kostaschuk, R., Best, J., Parsons, D., Lane, S., Orfeo, O., & Hardy, R. (2010). On the relationship between flow and suspended sediment transport over the crest of a sand dune, Río Paraná, Argentina. Sedimentology, 57(1), 252-272. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3091.2009.01110.x

The links between large-scale turbulence and the suspension of sediment over alluvial bedforms have generated considerable interest in the last few decades, with past studies illustrating the origin of such turbulence and its influence on flow resist... Read More about On the relationship between flow and suspended sediment transport over the crest of a sand dune, Río Paraná, Argentina.

The spatial and temporal patterns of aggradation in a temperate, upland, gravel-bed river. (2009)
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Raven, E., Lane, S., Ferguson, R., & Bracken, L. (2009). The spatial and temporal patterns of aggradation in a temperate, upland, gravel-bed river. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 34(9), 1181-1197. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.1783

Intensive field monitoring of a reach Of upland gravel-bed river illustrates the temporal and spatial variability of in-channel sedimentation. Over the six-year monitoring period, the mean bed level in the channel has risen by 0.17 m with a maximum b... Read More about The spatial and temporal patterns of aggradation in a temperate, upland, gravel-bed river..

Optimisation of stereo-matching algorithms using extant DEM data (2009)
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Milledge, D., Lane, S., & Warburton, J. (2009). Optimisation of stereo-matching algorithms using extant DEM data. Photogrammetric engineering and remote sensing, 75(3), 323-333. https://doi.org/10.14358/pers.75.3.323

Here we present a new method for using existing Digital Elevation Model data to optimise performance of stereo-matching algorithms for digital topographic determination. We show that existing DEM data, even those of a poor quality (precision, resolut... Read More about Optimisation of stereo-matching algorithms using extant DEM data.

Coherent flow structures in a depth-limited flow over a gravel surface : the role of near-bed turbulance and influence of Reynolds number (2009)
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Hardy, R., Best, J., Lane, S., & Carbonneau, P. (2009). Coherent flow structures in a depth-limited flow over a gravel surface : the role of near-bed turbulance and influence of Reynolds number. Journal of Geophysical Research, 114, Article F01003. https://doi.org/10.1029/2007jf000970

In gravel bed rivers, the microtopography of the bed exerts a significant effect on the generation of turbulent flow structures. Although field and laboratory measurements have indicated that flows over gravel beds contain coherent macroturbulent flo... Read More about Coherent flow structures in a depth-limited flow over a gravel surface : the role of near-bed turbulance and influence of Reynolds number.

Emergence of coherent flow structures over a gravel surface: A numerical experiment (2007)
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Hardy, R., Lane, S., Ferguson, R., & Parsons, D. (2007). Emergence of coherent flow structures over a gravel surface: A numerical experiment. Water Resources Research, 43(3), Article W03422. https://doi.org/10.1029/2006wr004936

Gravel bed rivers have complex, porous, and irregular surfaces, characterized by a range of morphological forms. These topographical structures determine the flow structures that develop over the river bed, primarily by the shedding of vortices in th... Read More about Emergence of coherent flow structures over a gravel surface: A numerical experiment.

Form roughness and the absence of secondary flow in a large confluence-diffluence, Rio Paraná, Argentina (2007)
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Parsons, D., Best, J., Lane, S., Orfeo, O., Hardy, R., & Kostaschuk, R. (2007). Form roughness and the absence of secondary flow in a large confluence-diffluence, Rio Paraná, Argentina. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 32(1), 155-162. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.1457

Confluence–diffluence units are key elements within many river networks, having a major impact upon the routing of flow and sediment, and hence upon channel change. Although much progress has been made in understanding river confluences, and increasi... Read More about Form roughness and the absence of secondary flow in a large confluence-diffluence, Rio Paraná, Argentina.

Morphology and flow fields of three-dimensional dunes, Rio Paraná, Argentina: Results from simultaneous multibeam echo sounding and acoustic Doppler current profiling. (2005)
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Parsons, D., Best, J., Orefo, O., Hardy, R., Kostaschuck, R., & Lane, S. (2005). Morphology and flow fields of three-dimensional dunes, Rio Paraná, Argentina: Results from simultaneous multibeam echo sounding and acoustic Doppler current profiling. Journal of Geophysical Research, 110(4), https://doi.org/10.1029/2004jf000231

Development and testing of a numerical code for treatment of complex river channel topography in three-dimensional CFD models with structured grids (2005)
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Hardy, R., Lane, S., Lawless, M., Best, J., Elliott, L., & Ingham, D. (2005). Development and testing of a numerical code for treatment of complex river channel topography in three-dimensional CFD models with structured grids. Journal of Hydraulic Research, 43(5), 468-480

The potential for using high-resolution numerical modelling to understand flow over complex rough heterogeneous surfaces has yet to be fully realized, largely due to problems of designing numerically stable meshes for use with complex bed geometries.... Read More about Development and testing of a numerical code for treatment of complex river channel topography in three-dimensional CFD models with structured grids.

Numerical modeling of flow processes over gravelly-surfaces using structured grids and a numerical porosity treatment (2004)
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Lane, S., Hardy, R., Ingham, D., & Elliott, L. (2004). Numerical modeling of flow processes over gravelly-surfaces using structured grids and a numerical porosity treatment. Water Resources Research, 40(1), Article W01302. https://doi.org/10.1029/2002wr001934

This article describes the development and validation of a method for representing the complex surface topography of gravel bed rivers in high-resolution three-dimensional computational fluid dynamic models. This is based on a regular structured grid... Read More about Numerical modeling of flow processes over gravelly-surfaces using structured grids and a numerical porosity treatment.

Flow in meander bends with recirculation at the inner bank (2003)
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Ferguson, R., Parsons, D., Lane, S., & Hardy, R. (2003). Flow in meander bends with recirculation at the inner bank. Water Resources Research, 39(11), Article 1322. https://doi.org/10.1029/2003wr001965

In highly curved river bends, flow may separate at the inner bank to create a recirculation eddy with weak upstream flow. Very little is known about how recirculation eddies connect with the downstream flow or how the latter is affected by their pres... Read More about Flow in meander bends with recirculation at the inner bank.

Assessing the credibility of a series of computational fluid dynamic simulations of open channel flow (2003)
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Hardy, R., Lane, S., Ferguson, R., & Parsons, D. (2003). Assessing the credibility of a series of computational fluid dynamic simulations of open channel flow. Hydrological Processes, 17(8), 1539-1560. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.1198

Recent developments in numerical algorithms have enabled the construction of three-dimensional models for the prediction of flows in open channels. These advances encompass improvements in both numerical solutions and the process representation requi... Read More about Assessing the credibility of a series of computational fluid dynamic simulations of open channel flow.