Commentary on a "Conceptual model for complex river responses using an expanded Lane diagram by David Dust and Ellen Wohl", Geomorphology, Volume 139-140, March 2012, Pages 109-121

Authors

He Qing Huang, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiaofang Liu, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gerald Nanson, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

89211

Publication Details

Huang, H., Liu, X. & Nanson, G. C. (2014). Commentary on a "Conceptual model for complex river responses using an expanded Lane diagram by David Dust and Ellen Wohl", Geomorphology, Volume 139-140, March 2012, Pages 109-121. Geomorphology, 209 140-142.

Abstract

This paper presents a revision of a river-flow response model by Dust and Wohl (2012). In particular, serious confusion of the relationship between sediment transport capacity and width-to-depth ratio is clarified. As a consequence, we propose a reasonable qualitative model for understanding the complexity of river responses as illustrated in an appropriately modified form of the Lane diagram, which identifies the equilibrium condition based on the balance between channel aggradation and degradation.