| Title: | Erosion and sediment transport modelling in shallow waters: A review on approaches, models and applications |
| Authors: | Hajigholizadeh, M., A.M. Melesse and H.R. Fuentes |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Journal: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
| Volume (Issue): | 15 |
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| Article ID: | 518 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph15030518 |
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| Model: | EPIC, SWRRB, SWAT, & SWAT-WB |
| Broad Application Category: | review/history |
| Primary Application Category: | model and/or data comparison |
| Secondary Application Category: | sediment loss and transport |
| Watershed Description: | None |
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| Abstract: | The erosion and sediment transport processes in shallow waters, which are discussed
in this paper, begin when water droplets hit the soil surface. The transport mechanism caused by
the consequent rainfall-runoff process determines the amount of generated sediment that can be
transferred downslope. Many significant studies and models are performed to investigate these
processes, which differ in terms of their effecting factors, approaches, inputs and outputs, model
structure and the manner that these processes represent. This paper attempts to review the related
literature concerning sediment transport modelling in shallow waters. A classification based on the
representational processes of the soil erosion and sediment transport models (empirical, conceptual,
physical and hybrid) is adopted, and the commonly-used models and their characteristics are listed.
This review is expected to be of interest to researchers and soil and water conservation managers who
are working on erosion and sediment transport phenomena in shallow waters. The paper format
should be helpful for practitioners to identify and generally characterize the types of available models,
their strengths and their basic scope of applicability. |
| Language: | English |
| Keywords: | erosion and sediment transport; mathematical and computer models; types of models;
classification; applications; shallow waters |