Literature on the toolbox


Literature on the model

  • Bizzi, S., Tangi, M., Schmitt, R. J. P., Pitlick, J., Piégay, H., & Castelletti, A. F. (2021). Sediment transport at the network scale and its link to channel morphology in the braided Vjosa River system. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 46(14), 2946-2962. [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/esp.5225]
  • Schmitt, R.J. P. (2016). CASCADE – A framework for modeling fluvial sediment connectivity and its application for designing low-impact hydropower portfolios. Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy [https://www.politesi.polimi.it/handle/10589/131002]
  • Schmitt, R. J. P., Bizzi, S., & Castelletti, A. (2016). Tracking multiple sediment cascades at the river network scale identifies controls and emerging patterns of sediment connectivity. Water Resources Research, 52(5), 3941-3965. [DOI: 10.1002/2015WR018097]
  • Schmitt, R. J. P., Bizzi, S., Castelletti, A., & Kondolf, G. M. (2018). Improved trade-offs of hydropower and sand connectivity by strategic dam planning in the Mekong. Nature Sustainability, 1(2), 96. [DOI: 10.1038/s41893-018-0022-3]
  • Schmitt, R. J. P., Bizzi, S., Castelletti, A. F., & Kondolf, G. M. (2018). Stochastic modeling of sediment connectivity for reconstructing sand fluxes and origins in the unmonitored Se Kong, Se San, and Sre Pok tributaries of the Mekong River. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 123(1), 2-25. [DOI: 10.1002/2016JF004105]
  • Schmitt, R. J. P., Bizzi, S., Castelletti, A., Opperman, J. J., & Kondolf, G. M. (2019). Planning dam portfolios for low sediment trapping shows limits for sustainable hydropower in the Mekong. Science Advances, 5(10), eaaw2175. [DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaw2175]
  • Tangi, M. (2018). Balancing sediment starvation and hydropower production. The case study of the Vjosa River. Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy [https://www.politesi.polimi.it/handle/10589/139903]
  • Tangi, M., Bizzi, S., Fryirs, K., & Castelletti, A. (2022). A dynamic, network scale sediment (dis)connectivity model to reconstruct historical sediment transfer and river reach sediment budgets. Water Resources Research, 58(2), e2021WR030784.[https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2021WR030784]
  • Tangi, M., Bizzi, S., Schmitt, R. J. P., & Castelletti, A. (2023). Balancing sediment connectivity and energy production via optimized reservoir sediment management strategies. Water Resources Research, 59, e2022WR034033. [https://doi.org/10.1029/2022WR034033]