Pre-conference Short Course "Modeling of River Migration at Multiple Scales: A GIS-based toolbox for river restoration"

Conference Schedule

Sept, 3 Morning: Review of the basic theory of the hydrodynamics and bed morphodynamics of meandering rivers: a) Hydrodynamics of meandering rivers; b) Bed morphodynamics of meandering rivers. (Jorge D. Abad)

Sept, 3 Afternoon: Overview of the state‐of‐the‐art modeling of meandering rivers: a) Review of the 2D depth‐averaged and 3D governing equations and turbulence closures; b) Applications using 2D depth‐averaged models; c) Applications using 3D models. (Jorge D. Abad)

Sept, 3 Evening: Overview Lecture relating the first‐day topics by Marcelo H. Garcia: How channelization affects flooding, sediment transport and bed morphodynamics: the case of Kankakee River in Illinois, USA. (Marcelo H. Garcia)

Sept, 4 Morning & Afternoon: Review of the theory and modeling of stream bank erosion processes: a) Theory of streambank erosion processes; b) Modeling of streambank erosion processes; c) Applications using the 1D model CONCEPTS. (Eddy J. Langendoen)

Sept, 4 Evening: Overview Lecture relating the second‐day topics by MarceloH.Garcia: Performance of bendway weirs and other bank protection technologies: the case of Sugar Creek in Illinois, USA.  (Marcelo H. Garcia)

Sept, 5 Morning: RVR Meander + CONCEPTS: A new physically‐based platform to assess river migration for engineering applications: a) Pre‐processing tool; b) Statistical tool; c) 2D model of hydrodynamics and bed morphodynamics; d) Physically‐based model of streambank erosion; e) Methodology for river migration; f) Impact on migration patterns and prediction. (Davide Motta)

Sept, 5 Afternoon: Sample applications: a) Re‐meandered channel: Trout Creek � Lake Tahoe (California, USA); b) Natural river: MackinawRiver. (Illinois, USA). Limitations of RVR‐Meander+CONCEPTS: a) Sharp andnarrow bends; b) Sensitivity to parameters; c) Progressive bedforms. (Davide Motta)

Sept, 5 Afternoon: Modeling short‐term meander evolution (Jorge D. Abad)

Sept, 5 Evening: Open discussion and closing of the short‐course (All)