Nepf Lab

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PUBLICATIONS

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  1. Reconfiguration of and drag on marsh plants in combined waves and current

    Zhang, X. and H. Nepf. 2022. Reconfiguration of and drag on marsh plants in combined waves and current. J. Fluids Structures, Vol. 110, 103539. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2022.103539

  2. Organism-scale interaction with hydraulic conditions

    Nepf, H., S. Puijalon, H. Capra. 2022. Organism-scale interaction with hydraulic conditions, J. Ecohydraulics, 7:1, 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1080/24705357.2022.2042919

  3. Wave damping by seagrass meadows in combined wave-current conditions.

    Schaefer, R. and H. Nepf. 2022. Wave damping by seagrass meadows in combined wave-current conditions. Limnology and Oceanography, 67, 1554-1565. https://aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/lno.12102

  4. Flow Structure in an Artificial Seagrass Meadow in Combined Wave-Current Conditions

    Schaefer, R. and H. Nepf. 2022. Flow Structure in an Artificial Seagrass Meadow in Combined Wave-Current Conditions. Front. Mar. Sci. 9:836901. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.836901

  5. Turbulence Dictates Bedload Transport in Vegetated Channels Without Dependence on Stem Diameter and Arrangement

    Zhao, T. and H. Nepf .2021. Turbulence Dictates Bedload Transport in Vegetated Channels Without Dependence on Stem Diameter and Arrangement. Geophysical Research Letters, 48, e2021GL095316. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL095316

  6. Featured in NSF What’s Hot in Science?

    Featured in NSF What’s Hot in Science? https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_1&cntn_id=303772&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

  7. Wave damping by flexible marsh plants influenced by current.

    Zhang, X., and H. Nepf 2021. Wave damping by flexible marsh plants influenced by current. Phys.Rev.Fluids 6, 100502. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.6.100502

  8. A simple wave damping model for flexible marsh plants. Limnology and Oceanography

    Zhang, X. P. Lin, and H. Nepf 2021. A simple wave damping model for flexible marsh plants. Limnology and Oceanography 66 (12), 4182-4196. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.11952

  9. Flow and wake characteristics associated with large wood to inform river restoration.

    Schalko, I. , E. Wohl, H. Nepf. 2021. Flow and wake characteristics associated with large wood to inform river restoration. Sci Rep11, 8644. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87892-7

  10. Drag force and reconfiguration of cultivated Saccharina latissima in current. Aquacultural Engineering.

    Lei, J., D. Fan, A. Angera, Y. Liu, and H. Nepf. 2021. Drag force and reconfiguration of cultivated Saccharina latissima in current. Aquacultural Engineering 94, 102169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaeng.2021.102169

  11. Suspended sediment concentration profile in a Typha Latifolia Canopy

    Xu, Y., and H. Nepf. 2021. Suspended sediment concentration profile in a Typha Latifolia Canopy. Water Resources Research, 57, e2021WR029902. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021WR029902

  12. Logjams with a lower gap: Backwater rise and flow distribution beneath and through logjam predicted by two-box momentum balance

    Follett, E., I. Schalko, and H. Nepf, H. 2021. Logjams with a lower gap: Backwater rise and flow distribution beneath and through logjam predicted by two-box momentum balance. Geophysical Research Letters, 48, e2021GL094279. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL094279

  13. Feedback between vegetation, flow, and deposition: a study of artificial vegetation patch developm

    Yamasaki, T., B. Jiang, J. Janzen, and H. Nepf. 2021. Feedback between vegetation, flow, and deposition: a study of artificial vegetation patch development. J. Hydrology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126232

  14. Evolution of velocity from leading edge of 2D and 3D submerged canopies

    Lei, J., and H. Nepf. 2021. Evolution of velocity from leading edge of 2D and 3D submerged canopies. J. Fluid Mech., vol. 916, A36, https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2021.197

  15. Impact of stem size on turbulence and sediment resuspension under unidirectional flow

    Liu, C., Shan, Y., and Nepf, H. 2021. Impact of stem size on turbulence and sediment resuspension under unidirectional flow. Water Res. Res., 57, e2020WR028620, https://doi.org/10.1029/2020WR028620

  16. Wave-induced reconfiguration of and drag on marsh plants. J. Fluids Structures

    Zhang, X., and H. Nepf. 2021. Wave-induced reconfiguration of and drag on marsh plants. J. Fluids Structures, Vol. 100, 103192, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2020.103192

  17. Measured and Predicted Turbulent Kinetic Energy in Flow through Emergent Vegetation with Real Plant Morphology

    Xu, Y., and H. Nepf 2020. Measured and Predicted Turbulent Kinetic Energy in Flow through Emergent Vegetation with Real Plant Morphology. Water Res. Res., 56, e2020WR027892. http://doi.org/10.1029/2020WR027892

  18. Momentum and energy predict the backwater rise generated by a large wood jam

    Follett, E., I. Schalko, and H. Nepf. 2020. Momentum and energy predict the backwater rise generated by a large wood jam. Geophys. Res. Lett., 47, e2020GL089346. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL089346

  19. Flow-induced reconfiguration of aquatic plants, including the impact of leaf sheltering

    Zhang, X. and H. Nepf. 2020. Flow-induced reconfiguration of aquatic plants, including the impact of leaf sheltering. Limnol. Ocean. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.11542

  20. Variation in contaminant removal efficiency in free-water surface wetlands with heterogeneous vegetation density

    Sabokrouhiyeh, N., A. Bottacin-Busolin, M. Tregnaghi, H.Nepf, A. Marion. 2020. Variation in contaminant removal efficiency in free-water surface wetlands with heterogeneous vegetation density, Ecological Eng., 43, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2019.105662.

  21. Efficient numerical representation of the impacts of flexible plant reconfiguration on canopy posture and hydrodynamic drag

    Razmi, A., M. Chamecki, H. Nepf. 2020.Efficient numerical representation of the impacts of flexible plant reconfiguration on canopy posture and hydrodynamic drag, J. Hydr. Res., 58:5, 755-766, https://doi.org/10.1080/00221686.2019.1671511

  22. The Impact of a Vegetation-generated Turbulence on the Critical Wave-velocity for Sediment Resuspension

    Tang, C., J. Lei, and H. Nepf. 2019. The Impact of a Vegetation-generated Turbulence on the Critical Wave-velocity for Sediment Resuspension. Water Res. Res., 55, 5904–5917. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018WR024335

  23. Floating treatment islands in series along a channel: The impact of island spacing on the velocity field and estimated mass removal

    Liu, C., Y. Shan, J. Lei, and H. Nepf. 2019. Floating treatment islands in series along a channel: The impact of island spacing on the velocity field and estimated mass removal. Adv. Water. Res., 129:222-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2019.05.011.  

  24. A joint velocity intermittency analysis reveals similarity in the vertical structure of atmospheric and hydrospheric canopy turbulence

    Keylock, C., M. Ghisalberti, G. Katul, H. Nepf. 2019. A joint velocity intermittency analysis reveals similarity in the vertical structure of atmospheric and hydrospheric canopy turbulence. Environ. Fluid Mech., https://doi.org/10.1007/s10652-019-09694-w

  25. Zhang, Y., and H. Nepf. 2019. Wave-Driven Sediment Resuspension within a Model Eelgrass Meadow

    Yamasaki, T., P.Lima, D. Silva, C. de A. Preza, J. Janzen, and H. Nepf. 2019. From patch scale to channel scale: The evolution of emergent vegetation in a channel. Adv. Water.Res., 129:131-145, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2019.05.009

  26. Wave-Driven Sediment Resuspension within a Model Eelgrass Meadow

    Zhang, Y., and H. Nepf. 2019. Wave-Driven Sediment Resuspension within a Model Eelgrass Meadow, JGR-Earth Surface, 124, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JF004984

  27. The role of patch size in ecosystem engineering capacity: a case study of aquatic vegetation

     Licci, S., H. Nepf, C. Delolme, P. Marmonier, T. Bouma, and S. Puijalon, 2019, The role of patch size in ecosystem engineering capacity: a case study of aquatic vegetation. Aquatic Sciences, 81:41, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00027-019-0635-2

  28. Comparison of drag and velocity in model mangrove forests with random and in-line tree distributions

    Shan, Y., C. Liu, H. Nepf. 2019. Comparison of drag and velocity in model mangrove forests with random and in-line tree distributions. J. Hydrology 568, 735–746, doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.10.077

  29. Canopy-mediated hydrodynamics contributes to greater allelic richness in seeds produced higher in meadows of the coastal eelgrass Zostera marina

    Canopy-mediated hydrodynamics contributes to greater allelic richness in seeds produced higher in meadows of the coastal eelgrass Zostera marina coastal eelgrass Zostera marina. Front. Mar. Sci. 6:8.doi: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00008

  30. Blade dynamics in combined waves and current

    Lei, J., and H. Nepf. 2019. Blade dynamics in combined waves and current, J. Fluids Structures, 87, 137–149, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2019.03.020

  31. Wave damping by flexible vegetation: connecting individual blade dynamics to the meadow scale

    Lei, J., and H. Nepf. 2019. Wave damping by flexible vegetation: connecting individual blade dynamics to the meadow scale. Coastal Eng., 147:138-148, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2019.01.008

  32. Velocity and drag evolution form the leading edge of a model mangrove forest

    Maza, M., K. Adler, D. Ramos, A. M. Garcia, and H. Nepf. 2017. Velocity and drag evolution form the leading edge of a model mangrove forest. JGR-Oceans, 122, JGRC22562, doi: 10.1002/2017JC012945

  33. Seagrass blade motion under waves and its impact on wave decay

    Luhar, M., E. Infantes, and H. Nepf. 2017. Seagrass blade motion under waves and its impact on wave decay. JGR-Oceans, 122, doi:10.1002/2017JC012731

  34. Representation of Vegetation in Two-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Models

    Shields, D., K. Coulton, H. Nepf. 2017. Representation of Vegetation in Two-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Models. J. Hydraulic. Eng. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0001320

  35. Turbulence and Particle Deposition Under Steady Flow Along a Submerged Seagrass Meadow

    Zhang, J., Lei, J., Huai W. & H.M. Nepf (2020). Turbulence and Particle Deposition Under Steady Flow Along a Submerged Seagrass Meadow . JRC Oceans., 125(5) DOI: 10.1029/2019JC015985