Sediment trapping efficiency and grain size distribution: Influence of cascading check dam systems on the debris flow movement process
August 2026
Debris flow disasters frequently occur worldwide and cause huge losses. Check dams are one of the most effective geotechnical engineering measures to mitigate debris flow hazards. However, the effects...
Hydrodynamic effects of riparian vegetation in an anabranching-confined transition reach in the middle Yarlung Tsangpo River
August 2026
In alluvial river systems, riparian vegetation extensively colonizes unstable bars, substantially influencing hydrodynamic characteristics and morphodynamic processes. Nonetheless, its effects on water...
Sediment-mediated eutrophication in coastal lagoons: A systematic review of benthic nutrient fluxes and management implications
August 2026
Shallow coastal lagoons are among the ecosystems most vulnerable to eutrophication; their sediments, which act as nutrient reservoirs under oxic conditions, become diffuse sources of nitrogen and phosphorus...
Potential utilization of marine sediments from the neritic zone as adsorbents for dye and heavy metal removal: A comprehensive review for supporting sustainable development goals
August 2026
Water pollution caused by synthetic dyes (including azo, cationic, and anthraquinone dyes) and heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, and Zn) presents a significant environmental challenge, necessitating...
Bed shear stress estimation of shallow and wide flows over sandy beds in transitionally rough regime at threshold conditions using velocity characteristics
August 2026
Estimating bed shear stress (BSS) is essential to determine the critical shear stress under incipient motion conditions of sediments which typically occur within transitionally rough regime for sandy...
Effectiveness of bioengineering and geosynthetic integration for riverbank erosion control: A case study along the Mae Taeng River, Chiang Mai, Thailand
August 2026
This study evaluates the performance of erosion control measures incorporating geosynthetic materials and bioengineering approaches to mitigate riverbank erosion along the Mae Taeng River in Chiang...
Analytical and experimental study on sediment wash-off from urban road surface under rainfall runoff
August 2026
Accurately modeling sediment wash-off from urban roads is critical for stormwater pollution control but remains challenging due to the limited physical basis of existing transport models. This study...
Influence of flow unsteadiness on local scour at bridge piers: An energy-based perspective
August 2026
Local scour at piers is a major cause of bridge failures worldwide. While most existing studies assume steady flow conditions, actual flood events are inherently unsteady, with distinct rising and falling...
Effects of roots and canopy of Medicago sativa L. on soil and water conservation for steep spoil heaps
August 2026
Spoil heaps are vulnerable to intense rainfall, and the understanding of the impact of vegetation on runoff and sediment production is limited. Models of spoil heaps with dimensions of 3.46 m × 2.00...
Uncovering the mechanisms of cross-shore sediment transport through interpretable machine learning with limited laboratory data
August 2026
Cross-shore sediment transport, a key driver of coastal morphodynamic evolution, remains challenging to model due to the simultaneous contributions of multiple factors, which collectively result in...
Estimating monthly suspended sediment load of the Brahmaputra River by integrating machine learning models with unsupervised outlier detection
August 2026
Suspended sediment load (SSL) modeling is crucial in hydrology and river engineering for infrastructure design, river basin management, flood mitigation, and channel change studies. Monitoring SSL often...
Economic superiority of biological over structural soil and water conservation measures: A cost-benefit analysis in the Taham watershed, Iran
August 2026
Watershed management and engineering, emphasizing soil erosion and sediment yield management, typically employs two primary structural and biological approaches. Despite indications that the biological...
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August 2026
Deposition, provenance, and organic matter enrichment of paralic shales and coals of the Upper Yangtze Platform, China: A combined geochemical and petrographic study on the Permian Longtan Formation
Available online 11 August 2026
The Upper Permian Longtan Formation in the Upper Yangtze Platform represents a complex paralic succession of siliciclastic rocks and interbedded coals. To evaluate its hydrocarbon resource potential...
3D velocity structure and Reynolds shear stress around an oblong pier under clear-water and live-bed conditions
Available online 6 August 2026
Local scour around bridge piers involves complex three-dimensional (3D) flow–sediment interactions poorly documented for non-circular geometries. This study investigates the 3D velocity field and Reynolds...
Laboratory experiment on phosphorus adsorption characteristics of different-sized sediment particles in the Middle Yangtze River
Available online 1 August 2026
In alluvial rivers, sediment particles exhibit a strong affinity to phosphorus (P), with the adsorption capacity varying across different particle sizes, and the experimentally derived adsorption parameters...
Experimental study on the motion characteristics of turbidity currents in a non-uniform sloped flume
Available online 1 August 2026
Turbidity currents frequently occur in rivers, reservoirs, and estuaries, where they exhibit distinctive hydrodynamic and sediment transport characteristics. In the current study, the motion characteristics...
Influence of sand fence opening shapes on aeolian sand transport and deposition under fixed porosity
Available online 18 July 2026
Perforated sand fences are widely used to mitigate aeolian sand hazards along desert railways; however, generalized links between sand fence opening shapes and downwind deposition remain limited under...
Changes in sedimentation in the Caribbean Sea before, during and after the shoaling of the Central American Seaway
Available online 18 July 2026
The Pliocene, a pivotal period in Earth’s climatic evolution, holds immense significance. It marks the transition from a notably warmer period, with no permanent ice in the northern hemisphere, to the...
Multitype sediment deposits and sediment supply potential across alluvial–bedrock reaches of the Parlung Tsangpo river
Available online 17 July 2026
The Parlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, located on the southeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau, is one of the most tectonically active and sediment-dynamic regions in the alpine gorge zone. Frequent landslides,...
On the flow field characteristics around jacket foundations of offshore wind turbines under wave action
Available online 13 July 2026
Jacket foundations have recently emerged as a predominant support structure for offshore wind turbines in intermediate water depths. Their stability impacts structural safety and power transmission...
Erosion-deposition patterns in large, deep reservoirs dominated by intervening-catchment sediment inputs: A case study of the cascade of reservoirs in the Lower Jinsha River, China
Available online 11 July 2026
Under regulation of a cascade of reservoirs, sediment supply from upstream to downstream reservoirs is greatly reduced, increasing the relative importance of sediment inputs from intervening catchments....
Machine learning-driven SSC retrieval in the high-turbidity lower Yellow River leveraging a novel red-edge and narrow NIR band synergy
Available online 10 July 2026
Spatiotemporal dynamics of suspended sediment concentration (SSC) in the lower Yellow River, China (LYR), are critical for understanding channel evolution and optimizing reservoir operations but remain...
Review of the migration and transformation of reservoir mineral-associated organic carbon (MAOC)
Available online 1 July 2026
Mineral-associated organic carbon (MAOC) plays an important role in reservoir carbon cycling and carbon sink function. This review synthesizes recent advances in the migration and transformation of...
Flocculation characteristics and mechanisms of suspended sediment under ultrasonic–electric coupling intervention
June 2026
Exploring the flocculation characteristics and mechanisms of suspended sediment under artificial intervention is important for understanding the flocculation process, so as to achieve rapid, ultra-clean...