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Bed configuration and microscale processes in alluvial channels

Department of Geography, York University, 4700 Keele Street, North York, Ontario, Canada M3J 1 P3

Numerous recent studies on fluvial processes, both in Canada and internationally, have focused on small-scale phenomena. Investigations on the characterization of surface roughness in coarse-grained channels and its links with flow resistance and sediment transport processes have been a dominant field of research. Closely related is a second major area of investigation on turbulent flow structures in boundary layers over both sand and gravel beds and their relations with the transport of bed material. Phenomena potentially related to 'bursting' have been shown to control bedload transport processes and the concentration of sediment in suspension. Detailed investigations have also been conducted on the links between flow turbulence, bed material movement, and bed morphology at channel junctions. Finally, selective entrainment and transport of individual coarse particles have been studied from field measurements and laboratory experi ments. Emphasis has been put on bed microtopography, surface structure and texture, and on a probabilistic approach to bedload transport.

Key Words: fluvial processes • surface roughness • turbulent structure • entrainment • bedload • confluence.

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