Modeling temporal trends in bedload transport in gravel-bed streams using hierarchical mixed-effects models
Modeling temporal trends in bedload transport in gravel-bed streams using hierarchical mixed-effects models
In this paper, we used a bedload transport data set collected at North Fork Caspar Creek, California, to examine temporal variation in sediment transport rate over a 7-year period. Using a hierarchical mixed-effects model, we examined across and within-event variation to determine whether the bedload–shear stress relation trends over time. The relation between bedload transport and shear stress was modeled using log(Qb) = a + B*log(T) + E, where a and B are constants and E is an error term. Depending on the length of observation, a and B can vary over several orders of magnitude, making modeling of transport based on flow challenging and highly inaccurate. We found a higher order yearly relation between bedload and shear stress, indicating systematic changes to the system over time. In the absence of significant additions to the system, a decreases roughly linearly over time, while B does not show any trend. From the systematic decline in a, we infer changes to sediment availability in the stream over time. Mixed-effects models have the potential to be a useful predictive tool in fluvial geomorphology, as they are more powerful at detecting trends in sediment transport rates than individual linear regressions.
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Hassan, Marwan A.
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Robinson, Samuel V.J.
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Voepel, Hal
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Lewis, Jack
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Lisle, Thomas E.
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14 August 2014
Hassan, Marwan A.
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Robinson, Samuel V.J.
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Voepel, Hal
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Lewis, Jack
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Lisle, Thomas E.
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Hassan, Marwan A., Robinson, Samuel V.J., Voepel, Hal, Lewis, Jack and Lisle, Thomas E.
(2014)
Modeling temporal trends in bedload transport in gravel-bed streams using hierarchical mixed-effects models.
Geomorphology, 219, .
(doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2014.05.019).
Abstract
In this paper, we used a bedload transport data set collected at North Fork Caspar Creek, California, to examine temporal variation in sediment transport rate over a 7-year period. Using a hierarchical mixed-effects model, we examined across and within-event variation to determine whether the bedload–shear stress relation trends over time. The relation between bedload transport and shear stress was modeled using log(Qb) = a + B*log(T) + E, where a and B are constants and E is an error term. Depending on the length of observation, a and B can vary over several orders of magnitude, making modeling of transport based on flow challenging and highly inaccurate. We found a higher order yearly relation between bedload and shear stress, indicating systematic changes to the system over time. In the absence of significant additions to the system, a decreases roughly linearly over time, while B does not show any trend. From the systematic decline in a, we infer changes to sediment availability in the stream over time. Mixed-effects models have the potential to be a useful predictive tool in fluvial geomorphology, as they are more powerful at detecting trends in sediment transport rates than individual linear regressions.
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Accepted/In Press date: 16 May 2014
e-pub ahead of print date: 29 May 2014
Published date: 14 August 2014
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/394158
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