GLOBAL SCALE BEDLOAD FLUX MODELING by MD TAZMUL ISLAM SAGY COHEN, COMMITTEE CHAIR
ii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS iv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS v LIST OF TABLES ixx LIST OF FIGURES xi LIST OF EQUATIONS xiii CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY 9 2.1 The WBMsed model 9 2.2 Bedload Flux Module 10 2.3 Simulation Input Datasets 1111 2.4 Simulation Settings 13 2.5 Model Validation 14 2.6 Evaluating Bedload Sensitivity to Key Parameters 18 2.7 Analysis of the Suspended and Bedload Flux Dynamics along the Main Stem of Large Rivers 20