Applicability of Diffusive model for mud-flows: An unsteady analysis

Cristo, Cristiana Di; Iervolino, Michele; Moramarco, Tommaso; Vacca, Andrea

doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126512

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“…It is crucial to highlight that the outcomes of the present study refer to a single riparian vegetation species (common reed beds), while, in a more realistic perspective, the combined effect of two or more species represent a source of uncertainty which inevitably propagates in the vegetative Manning's n hydraulic roughness coefficient associated with each simulated cross-section, quantitatively varying in a wider range of values. Thus, this uncertainty could be reduced by implementing more complex and rigorous numerical analyses, obtained by coupling high-performance computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models [49][50][51][52][53] and simulations [54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61] with the most advanced remote sensing techniques of fluvial hydraulics, agro-forestry and land use governance interest [62][63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71].…”

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Hydraulic Efficiency of Green-Blue Flood Control Scenarios for Vegetated Rivers: 1D and 2D Unsteady Simulations

Lama

Giovannini

Errico

et al. 2021

Water

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Flood hazard mitigation in urban areas crossed by vegetated flows can be achieved through two distinct approaches, based on structural and eco-friendly solutions, referred to as grey and green–blue engineering scenarios, respectively; this one is often based on best management practices (BMP) and low-impact developments (LID). In this study, the hydraulic efficiency of two green–blue scenarios in reducing flood hazards of an urban area crossed by a vegetated river located in Central Tuscany (Italy), named Morra Creek, were evaluated for a return period of 200 years, by analyzing the flooding outcomes of 1D and 2D unsteady hydraulic simulations. In the first scenario, the impact of a diffuse effect of flood peak reduction along Morra Creek was assessed by considering an overall real-scale growth of common reed beds. In the second scenario, riverine vegetation along Morra Creek was preserved, while flood hazard was mitigated using a single vegetated flood control area. This study demonstrates well the benefits of employing green–blue solutions for reducing flood hazards in vegetated rivers intersecting agro-forestry and urban areas while preserving their riverine ecosystems. It emerged that the first scenario is a valuable alternative to the more impacting second scenario, given the presence of flood control areas.

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Hydraulic Efficiency of Green-Blue Flood Control Scenarios for Vegetated Rivers: 1D and 2D Unsteady Simulations

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Giovannini

Errico

et al. 2021

Water

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Diffusive wave model in a finite length channel with a concentrated lateral inflow subject to different types of boundary conditions

Kandpal,

Bora

2024

Physics of Fluids

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The diffusive wave model is one of the simplified forms of Saint-Venant equations, and it is often used instead of the full model. In this paper, we present an analytical solution for the linearized diffusive wave model represented by a simultaneous system of two first-order partial differential equations focused on spatial variation of a lateral inflow in a finite channel. A concentrated lateral inflow from a small-width tributary is considered through the Dirac delta function. We use the Laplace transform method to solve these equations analytically. Two types of upstream boundaries are considered here in the form of a flow-discharge hydrograph and a flow-depth hydrograph, while keeping a flow-depth hydrograph as the downstream boundary. Using unit-step responses of the lateral inflow, the effect of different boundaries on the flow-depth responses and the flow-discharge responses is studied for different values of the Peclet number (Pe). The flow depth is observed to be more sensitive to the downstream boundary and other parameters used in this work. Consideration of the flow depth as the upstream boundary reflects the effect of all the parameters on the unit-step responses presented. These responses are compared with the available semi-infinite channel responses, which are found to be an inappropriate substitute for the finite channel responses for Pe<5 which implies that the downstream boundary cannot be ignored for these cases. However, for the case Pe>5, although the semi-infinite channel responses are found to satisfactorily estimate the discharge along the entire channel, they can approximate the flow depth at the locations closer to the upstream boundary only.

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Augmentation of WRF-Hydro to simulate overland-flow- and streamflow-generated debris flow susceptibility in burn scars

Handwerger

Wang

et al. 2022

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. In steep wildfire-burned terrains, intense rainfall can produce large runoff that can trigger highly destructive debris flows. However, the ability to accurately characterize and forecast debris flow susceptibility in burned terrains using physics-based tools remains limited. Here, we augment the Weather Research and Forecasting Hydrological modeling system (WRF-Hydro) to simulate both overland and channelized flows and assess postfire debris flow susceptibility over a regional domain. We perform hindcast simulations using high-resolution weather-radar-derived precipitation and reanalysis data to drive non-burned baseline and burn scar sensitivity experiments. Our simulations focus on January 2021 when an atmospheric river triggered numerous debris flows within a wildfire burn scar in Big Sur – one of which destroyed California's famous Highway 1. Compared to the baseline, our burn scar simulation yields dramatic increases in total and peak discharge and shorter lags between rainfall onset and peak discharge, consistent with streamflow observations at nearby US Geological Survey (USGS) streamflow gage sites. For the 404 catchments located in the simulated burn scar area, median catchment-area-normalized peak discharge increases by ∼ 450 % compared to the baseline. Catchments with anomalously high catchment-area-normalized peak discharge correspond well with post-event field-based and remotely sensed debris flow observations. We suggest that our regional postfire debris flow susceptibility analysis demonstrates WRF-Hydro as a compelling new physics-based tool whose utility could be further extended via coupling to sediment erosion and transport models and/or ensemble-based operational weather forecasts. Given the high-fidelity performance of our augmented version of WRF-Hydro, as well as its potential usage in probabilistic hazard forecasts, we argue for its continued development and application in postfire hydrologic and natural hazard assessments.

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Applicability of Diffusive model for mud-flows: An unsteady analysis

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Hydraulic Efficiency of Green-Blue Flood Control Scenarios for Vegetated Rivers: 1D and 2D Unsteady Simulations

Hydraulic Efficiency of Green-Blue Flood Control Scenarios for Vegetated Rivers: 1D and 2D Unsteady Simulations

Diffusive wave model in a finite length channel with a concentrated lateral inflow subject to different types of boundary conditions

Augmentation of WRF-Hydro to simulate overland-flow- and streamflow-generated debris flow susceptibility in burn scars

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