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  • 1Institut de Physique de Rennes, UR1-CNRS UMR 6251, Université de Rennes 1, F-35042 Cedex Rennes, France.

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This study reveals that sand bedforms coarsen indefinitely in unbounded flows due to nonlinear interactions. In bounded flows, coarsening stops when bedform perturbations reach the flow depth, with predictable final dimensions.

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Area of Science:

  • Fluid dynamics
  • Geomorphology
  • Sediment transport

Background:

  • Sand bedforms evolve under fluid shear.
  • Understanding bedform evolution is crucial for predicting landscape changes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To theoretically investigate the nonlinear evolution of sand bedforms.
  • To derive and solve equations governing bedform spatiotemporal evolution.

Main Methods:

  • Coupling hydrodynamic equations with a sediment transport law.
  • Deriving a closed nonlinear and nonlocal equation for bedform profile evolution.
  • Numerical resolution of the derived equation.

Main Results:

  • Indefinite coarsening of bedforms in unbounded flows.
  • Wavelength scaling with the cube of vertical extension during coarsening.
  • Interruption of coarsening in bounded flows at a specific flow perturbation threshold.
  • Prediction of final wavelength and vertical extension in bounded flows.

Conclusions:

  • Nonlinear interactions drive bedform coarsening.
  • Flow confinement significantly alters bedform evolution dynamics.
  • The derived model predicts scaling laws for final bedform dimensions in bounded flows.