Search Results - "Franca, M.J."

Adaptation of river channels to a wetter or drier climate: Insights from the Lower Pilcomayo River, South America by Crosato, A., Grissetti-Vázquez, A., Bregoli, F., Franca, M.J.

“…•Exceptional long data series supports a reliable numerical model of Pilcomayo.•Climate-change-induced hydrological alterations govern river cross-section…”
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Evolution of the hydromorphodynamics of mountain river confluences for varying discharge ratios and junction angles by Guillén-Ludeña, S., Franca, M.J., Cardoso, A.H., Schleiss, A.J.

“…Mountain river confluences are characterized by narrow and steep tributaries that supply abundant sediment load to a main channel that, in turn, provides the…”
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Corrigendum to “Microplastic and natural sediment in bed load saltation: Material does not dictate the fate” [Water Research 243 (2023) 120329] by Lofty, J., Valero, D., Wilson, C.A.M.E., Franca, M.J., Ouro, P.

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Microplastic and natural sediment in bed load saltation: Material does not dictate the fate by Lofty, J., Valero, D., Wilson, C.A.M.E., Franca, M.J., Ouro, P.

“…•A high-speed camera detected bed load motion of MPs and natural sediment particles.•The Rouse number describes trajectory characteristics and collision angles…”
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Depth-averaged unsteady RANS simulation of resonant shallow flows in lateral cavities using augmented WENO-ADER schemes by Navas-Montilla, A., Juez, C., Franca, M.J., Murillo, J.

“…Turbulent shallow flows are characterized by the presence of horizontal large-scale vortices, caused by local variations of the velocity field. Apart from…”
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Analysis of mechanical-hydraulic bedload deposition control measures by Schwindt, S., Franca, M.J., De Cesare, G., Schleiss, A.J.

“…During floods, the bedload transport of steep headwaters can exceed the hydraulic transport capacity of milder downstream reaches where settlements are often…”
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Morphological resilience to flow fluctuations of fine sediment deposits in bank lateral cavities by Juez, C., Thalmann, M., Schleiss, A.J., Franca, M.J.

“…•In-cavity sediment deposits are highly resilient to the high flow events.•The mobilization of the in-cavity sediments depends on the geometry of the cavities…”
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Hydromorphodynamic effects of the width ratio and local tributary widening on discordant confluences by Guillén-Ludeña, S., Franca, M.J., Alegria, F., Schleiss, A.J., Cardoso, A.H.

“…River training works performed in the last couple of centuries constrained the natural dynamics of channel networks in locations that include the confluences…”
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How Large Immobile Sediments in Gravel Bed Rivers Impact Sediment Transport and Bed Morphology by McKie, C. W, Juez, C, Plumb, B. D, Annable, W. K, Franca, M. J

“…AbstractA common approach used to mitigate riverbank erosion and maintain watercourse alignments has been through the application of riprap or larger, more…”
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Assessment of the performance of numerical modeling in reproducing a replenishment of sediments in a water-worked channel by Juez, C., Battisacco, E., Schleiss, A.J., Franca, M.J.

“…The artificial replenishment of sediment is used as a method to re-establish sediment continuity downstream of a dam. However, the impact of this technique on…”
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Turbulence anisotropy in a compound meandering channel with different submergence conditions by Mera, I., Franca, M.J., Anta, J., Peña, E.

“…Aerial photograph of the river reach with a compound meander modeled in the laboratory and distribution of the anisotropy invariants across the section and…”
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