Selective deposition response to aeolian–fluvial sediment supply in the desert braided channel of the upper Yellow River, China

Wang, H.; Jia, X.; Li, Y.; Peng, W.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-15-1955-2015

Articles | Volume 15, issue 9

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-15-1955-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-15-1955-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 9

Research article

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02 Sep 2015

Research article |

| 02 Sep 2015

Selective deposition response to aeolian–fluvial sediment supply in the desert braided channel of the upper Yellow River, China

H. Wang, X. Jia, Y. Li, and W. Peng

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RC C429: 'Interactive comment on “Selective deposition response to aeolian-fluvial sediment supply in the desert braided channel of the Upper Yellow River, China” by H. Wang and X. Jia', S.J. Wang, 12 Apr 2015
- AC C560: 'AC C429', Haibing Wang, 02 May 2015
RC C703: 'nhess-2014-353', Anonymous Referee #2, 17 May 2015

Short summary

Rivers flow through aeolian dunes and always adopt braided stream channels in response to aeolian and fluvial sediment supplies. Here our results indicate that these braided rivers are distinguished from coarser-grained thalweg beds and finer-grained bar or floodplain surfaces and develop a significant lateral selective deposition in bed sediment. The traditional downstream fining shows no significance in this braided channel, primarily due to aeolian sand supplies.