The dynamics of river confluences and their effects on the ecology of aquatic environment: A review

S Yuan, L Xu, H Tang, Y **ao, C Gualtieri - Journal of Hydrodynamics, 2022 - Springer
Confluences act as critical nodes in a river system. They affect hydrodynamics, sediment
transport, bed morphology, and eco-hydraulics of the river system. Convergence of streams …

Hydrodynamics, sediment transport and morphological features at the confluence between the Yangtze River and the Poyang Lake

S Yuan, H Tang, K Li, L Xu, Y **ao… - Water Resources …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Confluences act as critical nodes in a river network as they affect flow, sediment transport,
water quality, and ecological patterns. A complete knowledge about hydro‐morpho …

[HTML][HTML] Flow, sediment, and morpho-dynamics of river confluence in tidal and non-tidal environments

A Bilal, Q **e, Y Zhai - Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2020 - mdpi.com
River confluences are the key features of the drainage basins, as their hydrological,
geomorphological, and ecological nature strongly influences the downstream river …

Mixing dynamics at the large confluence between the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake

L Xu, S Yuan, H Tang, J Qiu, Y **ao… - Water Resources …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Mixing processes downstream of river confluences impacts the ecology and the related
environmental management of river networks. A clear understanding of such processes is …

Characteristics of secondary flow and separation zone with different junction angle and flow ratio at river confluences

X Shen, R Li, H Cai, J Feng, H Wan - Journal of Hydrology, 2022 - Elsevier
Confluences are widespread in natural rivers where pollutants, sediment and fish tend to
accumulate (especially separation zone), and studying their three-dimensional (3D) …

Water flow and sediment transport at open-channel confluences: an experimental study

S Yuan, H Tang, Y **ao, X Qiu, Y **a - Journal of Hydraulic …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The knowledge of the dynamics of urban channel confluences is insufficient as most past
studies have focused on natural river confluences. This paper reports experimental …

Effects of tributary floodplain on confluence hydrodynamics

S Yuan, G Yan, H Tang, Y **ao, H Rahimi… - Journal of Hydraulic …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Confluences are common components of river networks and are characterized by a highly
complex flow structure. Two confluence geometries, without and with the floodplain in the …

Flow hydrodynamics, density contrast effects and mixing at the confluence between the Yangtze River and the Poyang Lake channel

C Jiang, G Constantinescu, S Yuan, H Tang - Environmental fluid …, 2023 - Springer
In this study, eddy-resolving numerical techniques are used to investigate flow
hydrodynamics and mixing at the asymmetric confluence between the Yangtze River and …

Density effects at a concordant bed natural river confluence

D Horna‐Munoz, G Constantinescu… - Water Resources …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Confluences are locations of complex hydrodynamic conditions within river systems. The
effects on hydrodynamics and mixing of temperature‐induced density differences between …

Release of perfluoroalkyl acids from sediments under the effects of the discharge ratio and flow flux at a Y-shaped confluence

X Liu, L Yu, Y Zhang, Z Hua, X Li, H Xue, K Chu - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
The sediments in riverine environments contain notably high concentrations of perfluoroalkyl
acids (PFAAs), which may be released into the water body under different hydrodynamic …