Community-Papers

Here is a sampling of journal publications, theses, and conference presentations featuring Emriver models:

Theses

• Discriminating Meandering and Braided Channel Patterns on the Basis of Discharge and Slope using a Physical Laboratory Model: the Emriver River Process Simulator
• Qualitative and Quantitative Experiments Using the Em4 Physical Model
• The Use of Plastic Media in a Movable Bed Model to Study Sedimentary Processes in Rivers

Published Articles

• Modelling Geomorphic Systems: Scaled Physical Models, Green D., 2014, Geomorphological Techniques, Chap.5, Sec. 3, British Society for Geomorphology.
• Comparing MODFLOW simulation options for predicting intra-meander flux, Han B. and Endreny T. 2014. Hydrol. Process. 28, 3824-3832. DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10186
• Detailed river stage mapping and head gradient analysis during meander cutoff in a laboratory river, Han B. and Endreny T. 2014. Water Resources Research, AGU. 50, 1689-1703 DOI: 10.1002/2013WR013580
• Spatial and Temporal intensification of lateral hyporheic flux in narrowing intra-meander zones, Han B. and Endreny T. 2013. Hydrol. Process. 27, 989-994. DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9250
• Hands-on – Remote Sensing of Physical Models in Exploration of Surficial Processes, Jeff Clark, Lawrence University; using our Emriver modeling media to demonstrate remote sensing concepts and procedures.

Presentation Abstracts

• Using the Emriver Em2 Geomodel in the Classroom to Simulate Impacts of Land Use and River Management Techniques on Fluvial Geomorphology, Ruffing, C. M., et al., GSA 2014.
• Beyond the Stream Table: Other Geoscience Education Applications for Ground Melamine Plastic, Kuchta, M., GSA 2014.
• Experimental Study on Shoreline Erosion Using the EM2 Geomodel. Qin Qian; Mien Jao; and Jeremiah Fox, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Lamar Univ., Beaumont, TX 77710.
• Advances in the use of non-lithic media and close range photogrammetry in physical modeling of fluvial process, Gough S.C. 2011; GSA
• Student experiments in sediment transport, landform migration and channel modification in noncohesive river channels using a large-scale laboratory stream model, Londono, et al. 2010; GSA presentation from Saint Louis University, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
• Use of thermoplastic sand in physical models of fluvial systems, Gough S.C. 2009; GSA
• Asymmetrical Changes in Hydraulic Gradient Along Valley and River Transects During Meander Cutoff Evolution, Han B. and Endreny T. 2009; AGU from State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry

A Sample of Academic Papers on Physical Modeling

• Binns & da Silva – On the Quantification of the Bed Development… (2009)
• Braudrick et. al. – Experimental Evidence for the Conditions Necessary… (2009)
• Cooper & Tait – Water-worked Gravel Beds in Laboratory… (2008)
• Delft Hydraulics – Design and Operation of Moveable Bed Models (1973)
• Delft Hydraulics – On Scale Effects in Moveable-Bed River Models (1986)
• Ettema & Muste – Scale Effects in Flume Experiments on Flow Around a Spur… (2004)
• Lee & Sturm – Effect of Sediment Size Scaling on Physical Modeling (2009)
• Maynord – Evaluation of the Micromodel: An Extremely Small-Scale… (2006)
• Paola et. al. – The “Unreasonable Effectiveness” of Stratigraphic and Geomorphic Experiments (2009)
• Vermeulen, et. al. – River Scale Model of a Training Dam Using Lightweight Granulates (2013)