Quantifying the combined effects of multiple extreme floods on river channel geometry and on flood hazards

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dc.contributor.authorGuan, M.en
dc.contributor.authorCarrivick, Jonathan L.en
dc.contributor.authorWright, Nigelen
dc.contributor.authorSleigh, P. A.en
dc.contributor.authorStaines, Kate E. H.en
dc.date.acceptance2016-04-01en
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-09T09:41:53Z
dc.date.available2017-10-09T09:41:53Z
dc.date.issued2016-04-19
dc.descriptionOA available here: http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/97938/1/Guan%20et%20al.2016_Accepted%20Manuscript.pdfen
dc.description.abstractEffects of flood-induced bed elevation and channel geometry changes on flood hazards are largely unexplored, especially in the case of multiple floods from the same site. This study quantified the evolution of river channel and floodplain geometry during a repeated series of hypothetical extreme floods using a 2D full hydro-morphodynamic model (LHMM). These experiments were designed to examine the consequences of channel geometry changes on channel conveyance capacity and subsequent flood dynamics. Our results revealed that extreme floods play an important role in adjusting a river channel to become more efficient for subsequent propagation of floods, and that in-channel scour and sediment re-distribution can greatly improve the conveyance capacity of a channel for subsequent floods. In our hypothetical sequence of floods the response of bed elevation was of net degradation, and sediment transport successively weakened even with floods of the same magnitude. Changes in river channel geometry led to significant impact on flood hydraulics and thereby flood hazards. We found that flood-induced in-channel erosion can disconnect the channel from its floodplain resulting in a reduction of floodwater storage. Thus, the frequency and extent of subsequent overbank flows and floodplain inundation decreased, which reduced downstream flood attenuation and increased downstream flood hazard. In combination and in summary, these results suggest that changes in channel capacity due to extreme floods may drive changes in flood hazard. The assumption of unchanging of river morphology during inundation modelling should therefore be open to question for flood risk management.en
dc.exception.reasonOA version on White Rose repositoryen
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dc.identifier.citationGuan, M. et al. (2016) Quantifying the combined effects of multiple extreme floods on river channel geometry and on flood hazards. Journal of Hydrology, 538, pp. 256-268en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.04.004
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2086/14574
dc.language.isoenen
dc.peerreviewedYesen
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dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.titleQuantifying the combined effects of multiple extreme floods on river channel geometry and on flood hazardsen
dc.typeArticleen

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