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https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-1350
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-1350
12 Jan 2023
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Representing the impact of Rhizophora mangroves on flow and sediment transport in a hydrodynamic model (COAWST_rh v1.0): the importance of three-dimensional root system structures

Masaya Yoshikai, Takashi Nakamura, Eugene C. Herrera, Rempei Suwa, Rene Rollon, Raghab Ray, Keita Furukawa, and Kazuo Nadaoka

Abstract. In hydrodynamic models, vegetation is commonly approximated as an array of vertical cylinders to represent its impacts on flow and sediment transport. However, this simple approximation may not be valid in the case of Rhizophora mangroves that have complicated three-dimensional root structures. Here, we present a new model to represent the impacts of Rhizophora mangroves on flow and sediment transport in hydrodynamic models. The model explicitly accounts for the effects of the three-dimensional root structures on flow and turbulence, as well as the effects of two different length scales of vegetation-generated turbulence characterized by stem diameter and root diameter. The model employs an empirical model for the Rhizophora root structures that can be applied using basic vegetation parameters (mean stem diameter and tree density), without rigorous measurements of the root structures. We showed that compared to the conventional approximation using an array of cylinders, the new model significantly improves the predictability of velocity, turbulent kinetic energy, and bed shear stress measured in a model and a real Rhizophora mangrove forest. The model further suggested the high efficiency of the three-dimensional root structures of Rhizophora mangroves on sedimentation, which allows a relatively high sediment supply to the forest but effectively regulates sediment erosion through reduced bed shear stress, compared to cylinder arrays that exhibit equivalent sediment supply or sediment retention. The presented model could be a fundamental tool to advance our understanding of the sedimentary processes in Rhizophora mangrove forests which are linked to mangroves’ vulnerability and ecosystem service.

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19 Oct 2023
Representing the impact of Rhizophora mangroves on flow in a hydrodynamic model (COAWST_rh v1.0): the importance of three-dimensional root system structures
Masaya Yoshikai, Takashi Nakamura, Eugene C. Herrera, Rempei Suwa, Rene Rollon, Raghab Ray, Keita Furukawa, and Kazuo Nadaoka
Geosci. Model Dev., 16, 5847–5863, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-5847-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-5847-2023, 2023
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  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-1350', Anonymous Referee #1, 13 Feb 2023
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-1350', Anonymous Referee #2, 28 Feb 2023
  • AC1: 'Responses to reviewers' comments', Masaya Yoshikai, 21 Apr 2023

Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-1350', Anonymous Referee #1, 13 Feb 2023
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-1350', Anonymous Referee #2, 28 Feb 2023
  • AC1: 'Responses to reviewers' comments', Masaya Yoshikai, 21 Apr 2023

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Masaya Yoshikai on behalf of the Authors (02 Jun 2023)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (14 Jun 2023) by Jinkyu Hong
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (14 Jul 2023)
RR by Nicolas Jeffress (26 Jul 2023)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (30 Jul 2023) by Jinkyu Hong
AR by Masaya Yoshikai on behalf of the Authors (16 Aug 2023)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (10 Sep 2023) by Jinkyu Hong
AR by Masaya Yoshikai on behalf of the Authors (12 Sep 2023)

Journal article(s) based on this preprint

19 Oct 2023
Representing the impact of Rhizophora mangroves on flow in a hydrodynamic model (COAWST_rh v1.0): the importance of three-dimensional root system structures
Masaya Yoshikai, Takashi Nakamura, Eugene C. Herrera, Rempei Suwa, Rene Rollon, Raghab Ray, Keita Furukawa, and Kazuo Nadaoka
Geosci. Model Dev., 16, 5847–5863, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-5847-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-5847-2023, 2023
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Due to complex root system structures, representing the impacts of Rhizophora mangroves on flow and sediment transport in hydrodynamic models has been challenging. This study presents a new drag and turbulence model that leverages an empirical model for root systems. The model can be applied without rigorous measurements of root structures and showed high performance in flow simulations, which may provide a better understanding of sedimentary processes in Rhizophora mangrove forests.