In this paper we explore the potential for identifying roughness values for distributed land
use types using a comprehensive calibration data set of the 1995 flood event in the River …

To safeguard the goals of flood protection and nature development, a river manager
requires detailed and up‐to‐date information on vegetation structures in floodplains. In this …

Floodplain land cover maps are important tools for river management and ecological
assessment. These maps have to be revised regularly due to the dynamic nature of …

Users Guide to Ecohydraulic Modelling and Experimentation has been compiled by the
interdisciplinary team of expert ecologists, geomorphologists, sedimentologists, hydraulicists …

Rivers are complex systems. The breadth and scope of research into fluvial geomorphology
for the two-year period between July 2001 and July 2003 is evidence of this. It is also …

The papers for the theme “Techniques” are considered within the framework of a dynamic
sediment budget. Gaps in knowledge of such a framework are identified, and the …

ABSTRACT The Waitaki River is a large gravel-bed river draining the eastern slopes of the
Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand. Hydroelectric power development since 1935 …

LiDAR is an acronym for Light Detection And Ranging. Other names, such as ALSM
(Airborne Laser Swath Mapping), LADAR (LAser Detection And Ranging), altimetry laser, or …

Recent major flood events in Europe and elsewhere (see Chapter 1) linked to growing
concerns of the impact of climate change on flood magnitude and frequency have resulted in …

Within the thematic area of Databases and Modelling a certain focus is placed on the
effective acquisition and management of geo-data and the derivation of standardized …