Hydraulics of River Networks and Modelling

Dear Colleagues,

Recent advances in hydraulics of river networks either invasive or non-invasive, have greatly promoted and expanded our understanding of river network hydrodynamics, basin-scale runoff process and associated environmental/ecological problems. Among these, the striking advances include: (1) novel numerical simulation methods for large river networks, e.g. model efficiency improvement, multiscale coupling methods, machine learning methods, and coupling of hydrologic and hydraulic models; (2) hydrodynamics and mass transport in river networks and their effects on water environment and ecology;  (3) multi-objective scheduling of water project group and water security improvement for river networks, e.g. flood control, water resource management, water ecology protection; (4) hydrodynamics of surface water flooding and pollutant transport in urban environments.

This Special Issue continues to focus on, but is not limited to, the abovementioned topics, aiming to provide state-of-the-art developments within experiments, numerical simulations and field observations of river network hydraulics. This Special Issue will also serve as a platform for collecting and exchanging the latest academic research findings in river network hydraulics and river-related environment or ecology, along with novel measurement techniques, experimental and simulation methods. You are cordially invited to make a contribution to this Special Issue, rendering it successful and influential.

Prof. Dr. Saiyu Yuan
Dr. Hai Zhu
Dr. Taotao Zhang
Guest Editors

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