Changes in rainfall patterns due to climate change will change the hydrological elements in the stream and the riverbed changes that will occur consequently. In addition, dredging and multi-functional Weir installation was finished along the Nakdong River, South Korea in 2012 as a part of the Four Major River Restoration Project. Due to the project the river became wider and deeper with deeper water depth. If the characteristics of the watershed are maintained, it will return to the pre-maintenance stream, which is the dynamic equilibrium of the stream. Also, there are very few studies comparing and analyzing changes in river basins in connection with climate change. In this study, to develop the riverbed variation technique considering the climate change in the Nakdong River Basin. The fit of the model was analyzed by using GSTARS, which is a hydraulic model, by analyzing the changes of the riverbed according to the number of stream tubes and the sediment transport equation. As a result of the study, it was found that the riverbed change was appropriate when three stream tubes were used and the riverbed change was over estimated when the stream tubes were five. The Ackers and White and the Yang equations were found to be suitable for the riverbed changes. As the flow rate increases, the change of the riverbed becomes larger and the riverbed becomes narrower.
1.Incheon Natl Univ, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Incheon 22012, South Korea 2.Natl Inst Environm Res, Dept Water Environm Res, Incheon 22689, South Korea 3.Inje Univ, Dept Environm Engn, Nakdong River Environm Res Ctr, Gimhae 50834, South Korea 4.Dankook Univ, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Yongin 16890, South Korea
Recommended Citation:
Ahn, Jungkyu,Lee, Jong Mun,Kim, Young Do,et al. Effect of Climate Change on Long-term Riverbed Change using GSTARS Model in Nakdong River, Korea[J]. KSCE JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING,2019-01-01,23(4):1849-1859