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...
New insight on grain-size distribution changes during the net offshore migration process of an oblique sand bar
June 2026
Offshore oblique bars typically follow a net offshore migration (NOM) pattern. However, this kinematic view overlooks how migration relates to sand-grain dynamics, as revealed by grain-size distribution...
Effects of grain arrangement and grain size on gravel-bed microtopographies
June 2026
Gravel-bed microtopographies are closely connected with many aspects of river dynamics, including incipient sediment motion, sediment transport, flow structure, and flow resistance. Grain arrangement...
Quantifying rill erosion processes in evolving soil landscapes: An experimental approach
June 2026
Rill erosion is a hydrological-geomorphic process occurring on hillslopes across small spatial extents. Despite advances in soil erosion research, the dynamic feedbacks among the rill erosion process,...
The transport mechanisms of sediment and phosphorus in agricultural drainage ditches in the presence of vegetation
June 2026
Understanding the mechanisms by which vegetation influences phosphorus transport in agricultural drainage ditches is crucial for accurately assessing non-point source pollution loads and ecosystem restoration...
Hydrosedimentary dynamics and sediment source activation during a prolonged extreme rainfall event in a Mediterranean catchment
June 2026
This study analyses the response of a Mediterranean agroforestry catchment to Storm Juliette, an episode of prolonged rainfall (208 mm in 5 days). Hydrological monitoring combined with sediment fingerprinting...
Magnetic properties of surface sediments in a closed alkaline volcanic lake: A case study from Lake Batur, Bali, Indonesia
June 2026
Lake Batur is a closed volcanic lake with alkaline water, located on the island of Bali, Indonesia. This study of Lake Batur presents a comprehensive rock magnetism analysis of the sediments and a geochemical...
Granular segregation of layered sand beds around vertical piles under cyclic lateral vibrations
June 2026
Recent studies on noncohesive sediment bed deformation and granular segregation induced by localized vibration from embedded vibratory piles indicate that vibrating vertical piles in uniform noncohesive...
Sensitivity and complexity of the Yangtze River’s sediment dynamics
June 2026
The Yangtze River, the world’s longest river flowing entirely within one country, has experienced a 60 %–99 % decline in sediment load since the late 1970s. Climate change and human activities are widely...
Suspended sediment concentration prediction using a hybrid VMD-LSTM-SA-ensemble model
June 2026
Accurate prediction of suspended sediment concentration (SSC) is critically important for water quality assessments in marine and terrestrial aquatic environments. However, there is uncertainty associated...
Quantifying the effects of root, soil properties and hydraulic characteristics on soil detachment of naturally restored grassland on the Loess Plateau
June 2026
Plant roots, soil properties, and hydraulic characteristics can significantly influence soil detachment by overland flow. However, research quantifying the effects of those various factors on soil detachment...
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June 2026
Changes in beach sediment mineralogy and grain size associated with pelagic Sargassum landings
June 2026
Massive influxes of pelagic Sargassum spp. have caused significant environmental, social, and economic impacts across the tropical Atlantic. The accumulation of these macroalgae on beaches represents...
Sedimentological and diagenetic controls on burrow fillings in the upper Jurassic Hanifa formation, central Saudi Arabia: Implications for porosity and pore system variations in bioturbated reservoirs
June 2026
Evaluating the petrophysical properties of carbonate strata with bioturbation necessitates an insight into the heterogeneity in rock texture within burrow fillings. This study examines five separated...
Reconstructing paleoenvironments of the late Cretaceous sequence in the Anambra Basin, Nigeria: New insights from grain texture and morphology
Available online 11 June 2026
This study investigates Campano-Maastrichtian sediments from the northern Anambra Basin, Nigeria, to refine existing paleoenvironmental models through a multi-proxy integration of particle size analysis,...
Modeling of sand production and transport on wind-water composite erosion slopes based on energy processes
Available online 1 June 2026
Soil erosion is most intricate and damaging in the geomorphological context where wind and water erosion converge. This research introduces an energy-based model for simulating wind-water composite...
New insights on optimizing aeolian–fluvial sediment source fingerprinting using geomorphic controls and correction factors—Case study: Lake Urmia sand dunes, NW Iran
Available online 23 May 2026
Accurate identification of sediment sources remains a major challenge in sediment fingerprinting due to uncertainties associated with tracer selection, model structure, and the lack of geomorphically...
Estimating monthly suspended sediment load of the Brahmaputra River by integrating machine learning models with unsupervised outlier detection
Available online 20 May 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...