Morphodynamic change analysis of bedforms in the Lower Orinoco River, Venezuela

Yepez, Santiago Paul; Laraque, Alain; Gualtieri, Carlo; Christophoul, Frédéric; Marchan, Claudio; Castellanos, Bartolo; Azocar, Jose Manuel; Lopez, Jose Luis; Alfonso, Juan

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-377-41-2018

Articles | Volume 377

https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-377-41-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-377-41-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 377

16 Apr 2018

| 16 Apr 2018

Morphodynamic change analysis of bedforms in the Lower Orinoco River, Venezuela

Santiago Paul Yepez, Alain Laraque, Carlo Gualtieri, Frédéric Christophoul, Claudio Marchan, Bartolo Castellanos, Jose Manuel Azocar, Jose Luis Lopez, and Juan Alfonso

Data sets

Evolution of a mid-channel bar during falling waters (Orinoco River - Venezuela) S. Yepez https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.14443.64802

Short summary

Enhancing knowledge of the role of morphological changes (volume) with this new methodology is an opportunity to gain better understanding of river bed sediment transport. This type of study will support dredging projects in the Orinoco River to maintain navigability, which will contribute to the management of this important river basin.