A Primer on Bedrock Channels
A Primer on Bedrock Channels
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基岩通道入门
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2013
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E. Wohl
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K. Tinkler;E. Wohl
In this introductory paper on bedrock channels we try to summarize the state of knowledge and point out directions for future work. Fluvial geomorphology as developed for alluvial and gravel channels does not readily transfer its results to bedrock channels, for example conventional hydraulic geometry does not seem to apply to these highly variable channels. Because bedrock channels involve changes on a resistant boundary that is usually that of the drainage basin bedrock, baselevel changes effected by channel erosion are subsequently transmitted to the rest of the basin, and therefore have an impact on all aspects of drainage basin geomorphology when viewed over geological timescales. We review existing knowledge of both morphology and process over short and long times scales, and from reach to basin scales. We point out that fundamental to an understanding of bedrock channels is the need to appreciate transcritical flow conditions in the channels, and the consequences that this may have for channel erosion and sediment transport. There are opportunities to undertake fundamental work in all aspects of the subject - from morphological description and monitoring, through the mechanics of channel bed erosion and sediment transport, to the construction of flood discharges chronologies in relation to environmental controls, and high-gradient flood hydraulics in the field, the flume and the computer.