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This work was funded by the FOEN (Federal Office for the Environment, Switzerland) under the framework of the Lebensraum Gewaesser Sedimentdynamik Und Vernetzung (Riparian Habitat and Sediment Dynamics Interaction) research project and the H2020-MSCA-IF-2018 program (Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions) of the European Union under REA Grant Agreement 834329-SEDILAND. The data used are available upon request and are also included in the following repository: (https://enacshare.epfl.ch/f9ojY6KMvwDCmZS4EAnrQFa85suHGdf).

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Floodplain Land Cover and Flow Hydrodynamic Control of Overbank Sedimentation in Compound Channel Flows

Publicated to:Water Resources Research. 55 (11): 9072-9091 - 2019-01-01 55(11), DOI: 10.1029/2019WR024989

Authors: Juez, Carmelo; Schaerer, C.; Jenny, H.; Schleiss, A. J.; Franca, M. J.;

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CSIC, IPE, Zaragoza, Spain - Author
Delft Univ Technol, Dept Hydraul Engn, Delft, Netherlands - Author
Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, LCH, Lausanne, Switzerland - Author
IHE Delft Inst Water Educ, Water Sci & Engn Dept, Delft, Netherlands - Author
UPM, ETSIDI, Madrid, Spain - Author
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Abstract

Overbank sedimentation is predominantly due to fine sediments transported under suspension that become trapped and settle in floodplains when high-flow conditions occur in rivers. In a compound channel, the processes of exchanging water and fine sediments between the main channel and floodplains regulate the geomorphological evolution and are crucial for the maintenance of the ecosystem functions of the floodplains. These hydrodynamic and morphodynamic processes depend on variables such as the flow-depth ratio between the water depth in the main channel and the water depth in the floodplain, the width ratio between the width of the main channel and the width of the floodplain, and the floodplain land cover characterized by the type of roughness. This paper examines, by means of laboratory experiments, how these variables are interlinked and how the deposition of sediments in the compound channel is jointly determined by them. The combination of these compound channel characteristics modulates the production of vertically axised large turbulent vortical structures in the mixing interface. Such vortical structures determine the water mass exchange between the main channel and the floodplain, conditioning in turn the transport of sediment particles conveyed in the water, and, therefore, the resulting overbank sedimentation. The existence and pattern of sedimentation are conditioned by both the hydrodynamic variables (the flow-depth ratio and the width ratio) and the floodplain land cover simulated in terms of smooth walls, meadow-type roughness, sparse-wood-type roughness, and dense-wood-type roughness.

Keywords

Coherent structuresCompound channelFine sedimentsFloodplain sedimentationFloodplain vegetationMixing layerPatternsRiverRoughnessStraightSurfaceSuspended sediment transportTransport

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Water Resources Research due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2019, it was in position 2/22, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Limnology. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations from Scopus Elsevier, it yields a value for the Field-Weighted Citation Impact from the Scopus agency: 1.77, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 5.54 (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-26, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 16
  • Scopus: 37

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-26:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 33.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 34 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 5.35.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 4 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Netherlands; Switzerland; United States of America.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (JUEZ JIMENEZ, CARMELO) .