Rivers, Estuaries, and Coastal Zones: Sediment Transport and Morphodynamical Models

Dear Colleagues,

Studies that enhance our understanding of how different hydrodynamical inputs influence sediment transport mechanisms and morphodynamic alterations across diverse landscapes are welcome.

The overall focus of this Special Issue is on sediment transport and the bottom changes this induces in rivers, estuaries and coastal zones, seeking to foster discussion on sediment transport mechanisms and morphodynamical changes stemming from various hydrodynamical inputs including, but not limited to, wave motion and steady flow. We aim to foster discussion of an extensive range of grain mobility conditions, from incipient motion to a fully mobilised bed, and we particularly encourage submissions that focus on bedload, contact load, and suspended load close to the bottoms of water courses. This Special Issue is dedicated to comparative approaches to the study of sediment transport and morphodynamical change modelling and experiments in rivers, estuaries, and coastal zones.

Additionally, we invite contributions that employ new technologies and innovative methodologies for monitoring sediment transport and those that investigate the impacts of global changes on sediment transport in rivers, estuaries, and coastal zones. This Special Issue aims to provide robust insights and guidelines for decisionmakers, based on comprehensive analyses of sediment transport mechanisms and their implications for morphodynamic changes in aquatic environments.

Prof. Dr. Leszek M. Kaczmarek
Guest Editor

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