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Fluvial Archives: Drainage Hydrology, Sedimentological and Geomorphological Processes and Environmental Change

A special issue of Quaternary (ISSN 2571-550X).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (29 February 2024) | Viewed by 8074

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Prof. Dr. Xianyan Wang

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School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
Interests: fluvial processes and landforms; gemorphic responses; drainage evolution; tectonic geomorphology
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Prof. Dr. Jef Vandenberghe

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Department of Earth Sciences, VU University, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Interests: fluvial geomorphology; morphological evolution; fluvial sedimentology; aeolian sediments; periglacial landforms
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Dr. Ping Wang

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School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
Interests: cenozoic palaeogeography; palaeotopography; palaeodrainage; palaeoenvironment and palaeoclimate (5P)
Prof. Dr. David Bridgland

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Department of Geography, Durham University, Lower Mountjoy, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK
Interests: quaternary stratigraphy; fluvial archives; palaeolithic; landscape evolution; geo-conservation
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Dear Colleagues,

Rivers in different settings are key components of landscapes and sediment systems, from uplands to offshore settings. The ubiquity of fluvial sedimentary records and the morphological expression of both sedimentary and erosional landforms provide important clues for exploring drainage hydrology, drainage and landscape evolution, and climatic–tectonic control over longer periods. In mountainous and lowland areas, fluvial archives are configured into staircase sequences and/or basin-filling sequences. They record tectonic and a tectonic uplift, climate-linked denudation and deposition and base-level related drainage-network changes. Climate-related river-terrace sedimentation provides insight into environmental changes, sediment supply sourcing and routing, and paleo-flood discharge at different timescales and in different climatic and geomorphological settings. In lowland areas, distributive fluvial systems develop thick sediment sequences, providing high resolution records of sedimentological and geomorphological processes.

This special issue will disseminate ongoing and recently developed fluvial research from palaeo to modern. This will include field investigations and modeling fluvial hydrology, sedimentology, geomorphology, neotectonics and paleohydrology from a range of tectonic and climatic settings.

Prof. Dr. Xianyan Wang
Prof. Dr. Jef Vandenberghe
Dr. Ping Wang
Prof. Dr. David Bridgland
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Prolonged Response of River Terrace Flooding to Climate Change
by Jef Vandenberghe, Xianyan Wang and Xun Yang
Quaternary 2024, 7(2), 23; https://doi.org/10.3390/quat7020023 - 27 May 2024
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From the start of river incision onward, the abandoned terrace surface is only reached by floods during peak discharges. Two main flood facies are distinguished: a relatively high-energetic, coarse-grained facies and a relatively low-energetic, fine-grained facies. In general, the flood deposits become gradually [...] Read more.
From the start of river incision onward, the abandoned terrace surface is only reached by floods during peak discharges. Two main flood facies are distinguished: a relatively high-energetic, coarse-grained facies and a relatively low-energetic, fine-grained facies. In general, the flood deposits become gradually finer-grained and the finer-grained facies relatively more prominent when the river incises progressively deeper. This signifies a delayed and prolonged effect of channel incision and flood deposition compared with the climate changes that initiated the incision. However, these long-term trends may be interrupted by shorter-term events of flooding or non-deposition. Those short events are expressed by cycles of coarse-grained deposits from small/shallow flooding channels due to short peak discharges or fine-grained suspended sediment and incipient soils during periods of low flow. These short events may be attributed to short climatic episodes or intermittent intrinsic river evolution. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fluvial Archives: Drainage Hydrology, Sedimentological and Geomorphological Processes and Environmental Change)
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Fluvial Response to Environmental Change in Sub-Tropical Australia over the Past 220 Ka
by Jacky Croke, Chris Thompson, Annegret Larsen, Mark Macklin and Kate Hughes
Quaternary 2024, 7(1), 9; https://doi.org/10.3390/quat7010009 - 9 Feb 2024
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This paper uses a 30 m record of valley alluviation in the Lockyer Creek, a major tributary of the mid-Brisbane River in Southeast Queensland, to document the timing and nature of Quaternary fluvial response. A combination of radiocarbon and optically stimulated luminescence dating [...] Read more.
This paper uses a 30 m record of valley alluviation in the Lockyer Creek, a major tributary of the mid-Brisbane River in Southeast Queensland, to document the timing and nature of Quaternary fluvial response. A combination of radiocarbon and optically stimulated luminescence dating reveals a sequence of major cut and fill episodes. The earliest aggradation phase is represented by a basal gravel unit, dating to ~220 ka (marine isotope sub-stage 7d), and although little evidence supports higher fluvial discharges during MIS 5, a MIS 3 fluvial episode characterised by incision and aggradation dates to ~60 ka. A penultimate phase of incision to a depth of 30 m prior to ~14 ka saw the lower Lockyer occupy its current position within the valley floor. The Lockyer Creek shows evidence of only minor fluvial activity during MIS 2, suggesting a drier LGM climate. The appearance of alternating fine- and coarse-grained units at about 2 ka is notable and may represent higher-energy flood conditions associated with a strengthening of El Niño Southern Oscillation activity as observed in the flood of 2011. The aggradation rate for this Holocene floodplain unit is ~11 times higher than the long-term rate. Full article
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The Processes of Aggradation and Incision in the Channels in the Terek River Basin, the North Caucasus: The Hydrological Fluvial Archives of the Recent Past
by Aleksey Sidorchuk
Quaternary 2023, 6(3), 47; https://doi.org/10.3390/quat6030047 - 1 Sep 2023
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The rates of incision and aggradation in the channels in the Terek River basin (North Caucasus) for the last 50–85 years were estimated at 18 gauging stations. The stage–discharge method (annual low water stages at the same discharges) was applied. The stability of [...] Read more.
The rates of incision and aggradation in the channels in the Terek River basin (North Caucasus) for the last 50–85 years were estimated at 18 gauging stations. The stage–discharge method (annual low water stages at the same discharges) was applied. The stability of the Terek River channel was recorded on the tectonically subsiding Tersko–Kuma Lowland. On the subsiding Kabardian Plain, channel aggradation up to 14 mm a−1 was registered. The rapid (~32 mm a−1) incision of the Terek River occurs within the antecedent valley of the rising Sunzha Ridge, causing regressive erosion and incision (~25 mm a−1) of rivers on the Ossetian Plain, despite its tectonic subsiding. The rivers in the uplifting mountains of the North Caucasus transport the sediments delivered from slopes as climatically controlled debris flows. Aggradation and incision here alternate without a visible overall trend. The rates of modern channel bed deformations are 10 to 100 times higher than the mean rates of tectonic movements. The main effect of tectonics is the changes in river channel slopes, which cause changes in the bed load transport budget and channel bed deformation. Human-made constructions induce rapid deformations in the channels but have a local effect. Full article
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The Role of Past Climatic Variability in Fluvial Terrace Formation, a Case Study from River Mureş (Maros), Romania
by Tamás Bartyik, Petru Urdea, Tímea Kiss, Alexandru Hegyi and György Sipos
Quaternary 2023, 6(2), 35; https://doi.org/10.3390/quat6020035 - 2 Jun 2023
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Fluvial terrace formation is a complex process governed by the interplay of climatic and tectonic forcings. From a climatic perspective, an incision is usually related to climatic transitions, while valley aggradation is attributed to glacial periods. We have reconstructed the formation of Late [...] Read more.
Fluvial terrace formation is a complex process governed by the interplay of climatic and tectonic forcings. From a climatic perspective, an incision is usually related to climatic transitions, while valley aggradation is attributed to glacial periods. We have reconstructed the formation of Late Pleistocene fluvial terraces along the middle, mountainous section of a temperate zone river (Mureş/Maros) in order to identify the roles of different climatic periods and potential vertical displacement in terrace development. Investigations were based on two profiles representing two different terrace levels. The profiles were subjected to sedimentological and detailed geochronological analyses using optically stimulated luminescence (OSL). The results indicated that the investigated terraces represent different incision events coinciding with climatic transition periods. However, a joint MIS 3 valley aggradation period can be identified at both of them. Thus, the relatively mild but highly variable climate of the MIS 3 facilitated sediment mobilization from upland catchments. On the other hand, there is no evidence of aggradation under the cold and stable climate of MIS 2. However, the tectonic setting favours incision at the site. Based on our results, we concluded that the timing of the main events was controlled primarily by climatic forcing. The terrace formation model recognised might also be applied at other rivers in the region. Full article
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