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Flow resistance evaluation based on three morphological patterns in step-pool streams

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Quantifying the flow resistance in step-pool streams is of importance for studying the restoration of benthic animals and bedload transport. The Darcy–Weisbach friction factor of the total flow resistance is partitioned into components associated with grains, spills, and loose-packed particles. By extending the two-dimensional hydraulic radius, a new proposed roughness height is applied to evaluate resistance components induced by spills and loose-packed particles. Three morphological patterns induced by different-magnitude floods can be classified to form different flow resistance components, depending on the morphological variation. The three components varying with hydraulic and geometric parameters by considering the closest-1 NSEI and smallest RMSE and MRE have been examined. It is found that the grain resistance factor component, in comparison with other factors, has a slight impact on hydraulic parameters. Hydraulic and geometric parameters have a significant influence on the spill resistance component, accounting for the main proportion of the total resistance. The resistance associated with loose-packed particles correlates with parameters due to the initial random movement of particles and abundant sources.

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Acknowledgements

This research is supported by the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program (Grant No. 2019QZKK020401) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51639007 and 41771543). Thanks to two anonymous reviewers and editors for their useful and careful critiques for improving this research.

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This research is supported by the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program (Grant No. 2019QZKK020401) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51639007 and 41771543).

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    Ming Luo, Xufeng Yan & Er Huang

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Ming Luo: Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Formal analysis, Writing- Original Draft, Writing—Review & Editing. Xufeng Yan: Validation, Writing—Review & Editing. Er Huang: Supervision, Funding acquisition, Project administration.

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Luo, M., Yan, X. & Huang, E. Flow resistance evaluation based on three morphological patterns in step-pool streams. Acta Geophys. 71, 359–372 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11600-022-00850-3

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