Recent advances quantifying the large wood dynamics in river basins: New methods and remaining challenges

V Ruiz‐Villanueva, H Piégay, AM Gurnell… - Reviews of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Large wood is an important physical component of woodland rivers and significantly
influences river morphology. It is also a key component of stream ecosystems. However …

[HTML][HTML] Flow resistance in open channel due to vegetation at reach scale: A review

A D'Ippolito, F Calomino, G Alfonsi, A Lauria - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Vegetation on the banks and flooding areas of watercourses significantly affects energy
losses. To take the latter into account, computational models make use of resistance …

Flow resistance of emergent rigid and flexible floodplain vegetation

J Aberle, J Järvelä - Journal of Hydraulic Research, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
This paper summarizes current practices for the estimation of flow resistance caused by
floodplain vegetation in emergent flow conditions. The current state-of-the-art for the …

Effects of vegetation on flow and sediment transport: comparative analyses and validation of predicting models

A Vargas‐Luna, A Crosato… - Earth Surface Processes …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The presence of vegetation modifies flow and sediment transport in alluvial channels and
hence the morphological evolution of river systems. Plants increase the local roughness …

[HTML][HTML] Flow resistance of floodplain vegetation mixtures for modelling river flows

W Box, J Järvelä, K Västilä - Journal of Hydrology, 2021 - Elsevier
River flows are greatly influenced by floodplain vegetation with implications on hydrological
and hydraulic conditions from cross-sectional to river reach scales. Flow models need to …

[HTML][HTML] Hydraulic efficiency of green-blue flood control scenarios for vegetated rivers: 1D and 2D unsteady simulations

GFC Lama, M Rillo Migliorini Giovannini, A Errico… - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Flood hazard mitigation in urban areas crossed by vegetated flows can be achieved through
two distinct approaches, based on structural and eco-friendly solutions, referred to as grey …

Comparison of flexible and rigid vegetation induced shear layers in partly vegetated channels

G Caroppi, K Västilä, P Gualtieri… - Water Resources …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Natural riparian vegetation generally presents a complex hydrodynamic behavior governed
by plant morphology and flexibility. By contrast, hydrodynamic processes in partly vegetated …

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 …

Modeling the flow resistance of woody vegetation using physically based properties of the foliage and stem

K Västilä, J Järvelä - Water Resources Research, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Both the foliage and stem essentially influence the flow resistance of woody plants, but their
different biomechanical properties complicate the parameterization of foliated vegetation for …

Flow and wake characteristics associated with riparian vegetation patches: Results from field‐scale experiments

G Caroppi, K Västilä, J Järvelä, C Lee, U Ji… - Hydrological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Riparian vegetation patches growing on river banks and floodplains influence in‐channel
and overbank hydromorphological processes. The current knowledge on patch‐scale …