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Large wood recruitment and transport during large floods: A review by Comiti, F., Lucía, A., Rickenmann, D.

“…Large wood (LW) elements transported during large floods are long known to have the capacity to induce dangerous obstructions along the channel network, mostly…”
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A method for the assessment and analysis of the hydromorphological condition of Italian streams: The Morphological Quality Index (MQI) by Rinaldi, M., Surian, N., Comiti, F., Bussettini, M.

“…A new index has been developed for the hydromorphological assessment of Italian rivers. The method was designed to comply with the EU Water Framework Directive…”
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A methodological framework for hydromorphological assessment, analysis and monitoring (IDRAIM) aimed at promoting integrated river management by Rinaldi, M., Surian, N., Comiti, F., Bussettini, M.

“…A methodological framework for hydromorphological assessment, analysis and monitoring (named IDRAIM) has been developed with the specific aim of supporting the…”
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Tracer-based analysis of spatial and temporal variations of water sources in a glacierized catchment by Penna, D, Engel, M, Mao, L, Dell'Agnese, A, Bertoldi, G, Comiti, F

“…Snow-dominated and glacierized catchments are important sources of fresh water for biological communities and for populations living in mountain valleys…”
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Flow regimes, bed morphology, and flow resistance in self‐formed step‐pool channels by Comiti, F., Cadol, D., Wohl, E.

“…We used a mobile bed flume with scaled grain size distribution, channel geometry, and flow to examine morphology and hydraulics of stepped channels. We…”
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Dynamics of large wood during a flash flood in two mountain catchments by Lucía, A, Comiti, F, Borga, M, Cavalli, M, Marchi, L

“…Understanding and modelling the dynamics of large wood (LW) in rivers during flood events has spurred a great deal of research in recent years. However, few…”
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New tools for the hydromorphological assessment and monitoring of European streams by Rinaldi, M., Belletti, B., Bussettini, M., Comiti, F., Golfieri, B., Lastoria, B., Marchese, E., Nardi, L., Surian, N.

“…Hydromorphological stream assessment has significantly expanded over the last years, but a need has emerged from recent reviews for more comprehensive,…”
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Glacier melt runoff controls bedload transport in Alpine catchments by Comiti, F., Mao, L., Penna, D., Dell'Agnese, A., Engel, M., Rathburn, S., Cavalli, M.

“…Research on factors affecting sediment regime in glacierized catchments under warming climates is still scarce despite its societal relevance. In particular,…”
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Large wood storage in streams of the Eastern Italian Alps and the relevance of hillslope processes by Rigon, E., Comiti, F., Lenzi, M. A.

“…An understanding of the dynamics of large wood (LW) in mountain channels provides the basis for evaluating natural morphological patterns as well as managing…”
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Basin-scale analysis of the geomorphic effectiveness of flash floods: A study in the northern Apennines (Italy) by Scorpio, V., Crema, S., Marra, F., Righini, M., Ciccarese, G., Borga, M., Cavalli, M., Corsini, A., Marchi, L., Surian, N., Comiti, F.

“…Large floods may produce remarkable channel changes, which determine damages and casualties in inhabited areas. However, our knowledge of such processes…”
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Physical modelling of the combined effect of vegetation and wood on river morphology by Bertoldi, W., Welber, M., Gurnell, A.M., Mao, L., Comiti, F., Tal, M.

“…The research reported in this paper employs flume experiments to investigate the potential effects of living vegetation and large wood on river morphology,…”
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Annually Resolved Monsoon Onset and Withdrawal Dates Across the Himalayas Derived From Local Precipitation Statistics by Brunello, C. F., Andermann, C., Marc, O., Schneider, K. A., Comiti, F., Achleitner, S., Hovius, N.

“…A local and flexible definition of the monsoon season based on hydrological evidence is important for the understanding and management of Himalayan water…”
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Effective discharge for sediment transport in a mountain river: Computational approaches and geomorphic effectiveness by Lenzi, M.A., Mao, L., Comiti, F.

“…Dominant, effective, bankfull and channel-forming discharges are different concept-based flows, often applied as design parameters in river management and…”
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A new monitoring station for debris flows in the European Alps: first observations in the Gadria basin by Comiti, F., Marchi, L., Macconi, P., Arattano, M., Bertoldi, G., Borga, M., Brardinoni, F., Cavalli, M., D’Agostino, V., Penna, D., Theule, J.

“…Debris-flow monitoring in instrumented areas is an invaluable way to gather field data that may improve the understanding of these hazardous phenomena. A new…”
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Seismic Characterization of Debris Flows: Insights into Energy Radiation and Implications for Warning by Coviello, V., Arattano, M., Comiti, F., Macconi, P., Marchi, L.

“…Debris flows represent a major hazard in mountainous areas, due to their rapid motion along steep channels and to the transport of large sediment volumes,…”
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Developing consistent scenarios to assess flood hazards in mountain streams by Mazzorana, B., Comiti, F., Scherer, C., Fuchs, S.

“…The characterizing feature of extreme events in steep mountain streams is the multiplicity of possible tipping process patterns such as those involving sudden…”
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Channel adjustments and vegetation cover dynamics in a large gravel bed river over the last 200years by Comiti, F, Da Canal, M, Surian, N, Mao, L, Picco, L, Lenzi, M.A

“…The timing and extent of the morphological changes that occurred in the last 200years in a large gravel bed river (the Piave River, eastern Italian Alps) that…”
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Calibration of an acoustic pipe sensor through bedload traps in a glacierized basin by Dell'Agnese, A., Mao, L., Comiti, F.

“…Quantifying sediment transport in small mountain basins is of great relevance to assess the morphological and ecological dynamics of the entire channel network…”
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Quantifying the temporal dynamics of wood in large rivers: field trials of wood surveying, dating, tracking, and monitoring techniques by MacVicar, B.J., Piégay, H., Henderson, A., Comiti, F., Oberlin, C., Pecorari, E.

“…Wood plays an important role in stream ecology and geomorphology. Previous studies of wood in rivers have quantified spatial distributions but temporal…”
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A structured approach to enhance flood hazard assessment in mountain streams by Mazzorana, B., Comiti, F., Fuchs, S.

“…An evidence-based flood hazard analysis in mountain streams requires the identification and the quantitative characterisation of multiple possible processes…”
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