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A database application framework toward data-driven vertical connectivity analysis of rivers

Negreiros, Beatriz; Schwindt, Sebastian; Scolari, Federica; Barros, Ricardo 1; Galdos, Alcides Aybar; Noack, Markus; Haun, Stefan; Wieprecht, Silke
1 Institut für Wasser und Gewässerentwicklung (IWG), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Abstract:

The description of complex river environments requires interdisciplinary approaches to collect and manage manifold data types and sources. Deriving comprehensive knowledge from complex data sources is challenging and necessitates not only knowledge of environmental science but also statistics and Software engineering. This study introduces a relational database framed in an application called River Analyst for creating and managing river data with open-source standards (Python3 and Django). We conceptualize data models of river environments, which describe sediment characteristics and hydraulics related to hyporheic exchange. River Analyst enabled us to derive novel insights for restoring rivers affected by so-called riverbed clogging, notably, fine sediment infiltration in the hyporheic zone. The database analysis reveals that clogging is not a dominant control process when the fraction of fine sediment exceeds 50%–55%. In conclusion, the new Software holds promise for data-informed advancements in augmenting knowledge to restore ecologically functional hydro-environments.


Verlagsausgabe §
DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000165979
Veröffentlicht am 05.01.2024
Originalveröffentlichung
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2023.105916
Scopus
Zitationen: 1
Web of Science
Zitationen: 1
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Cover der Publikation
Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Wasser und Gewässerentwicklung (IWG)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsmonat/-jahr 01.2024
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 1364-8152, 1873-6726
KITopen-ID: 1000165979
Erschienen in Environmental Modelling and Software
Verlag Elsevier
Band 172
Seiten Art.-Nr.: 105916
Vorab online veröffentlicht am 09.12.2023
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