VOLUME 1 Invited keynote lectures Environmental Hydraulics and Sustainability: Some lessons from recent pastH.J.S. Fernando Severn Barrage and other tidal energy options: Environmental hydraulics studiesR.A. Falconer, J. Xia & B. Lin A post-operation audit of the Tai Hang Tung Storage SchemeJ.H.W. Lee, K.T.M.Wong, K.W. Choi & F. Arega Retrospective evaluation of an implemented computer-optimized groundwater-remediation designG.F. Pinder & J.F. Guarnaccia Integrating hydraulic, hydrology and environmental economy models for the protection and sustainable use of transboundary water resourcesJ. Ganoulis & Ch. Skoulikaris Fundamentals of environmental fluid mechanics Theoretical, field and experimental study on internal wave dynamics in rotating stratified basinsH. Ulloa, C. Rozas, A. de la Fuente &Y. Niño The effects of topography on mixing rates in controlled exchange flowsG.O. Hughes, T. Prastowo, R.W. Griffiths & A.McC. Hogg Influence of interaction between submerged longitudinal vegetation zone on generation of large scale organized horizontal vorticesT. Tanaka & T. Ohmoto Mean flow structure and advection of instantaneous coherent-flow pattern around T-type and L-type groynesA. Kadota & K. Suzuki Vertical transport in high Reynolds number stratified turbulent wakesP.J. Diamessis Density and velocity fields of internal waves generated by oscillating bodies in a stratified environmentB.M. Marino & L.P. Thomas Shallow turbulent flow over regularly arrayed sphere roughness in an open channelT. Ohmoto & T. Sukarno Momentum and mass exchanges in natural flows – Approaches to quantify non-uniformity at two spatial scalesC. Noß, I. Storchenegger, T. Salzmann & A. Dittrich Dynamic interaction of buoyant plumesA.C.H. Lai & J.H.W. Lee Second-order integral model for plane turbulent buoyant jets in stratified environmentsP.C. Yannopoulos & M.G. Markou Spreading of buoyant jets and fountains in a calm, linearly density-stratified fluidP.N. Papanicolaou & G. Stamoulis Transitional behaviour of buoyant jets moving along three-dimensional pathsE. Scheepbouwer, M.J. Davidson & R.I. Nokes Mixing and dispersion by a pulsating jet in cross flowR. Vernet, L. Thomas, D. Calluaud & L. David Super-critical and sub-critical starting jets in shallow watersS. Karimpour Ghannadi, L.-W. Tan & V.H. Chu Flying-hot-film anemometry measurements of the effect of back-ground turbulence on a turbulent jetB. Khorsandi, S. Gaskin & L. Mydlarski Particle-flow interaction in a horizontal sediment-laden jetP. Liu & K.M. Lam PIV measurements of turbulence in an inertial particle plume in an unstratified ambientD.B. Bryant & S.A. Socolofsky Simplified estimates of trajectory of inclined negatively buoyant jetsG.C. Christodoulou & I.G. Papakonstantis Boundary interactions of horizontal brine dischargesD. Shao & A.W.K. Law Buoyancy considerations for integrated dischargesM.J. Wood, C.T. Mead & B.R. Wild Modelling the front condition of rigid boundary gravity currentsR.I. Nokes, J.D. McBryde, M.J. Davidson & M.J. Allis Gravity-driven flows running over porous media with different lower boundary conditionsB.M. Marino & L.P. Thomas Effect of reservoir bed slope and density current discharge on water entrainmentS.M. Kashefipour, F. Kooti & M. Ghomeshi Entrainment by katabatic windsJ. Bühler, M. Princevac & A.J. Schleiss Environmental hydraulics of inland waters Simultaneous measurements of velocity and plant motion in open-channel flows with flexible vegetationsI. Nezu &T. Okamoto Resistance and turbulence structure in open-channel flows with flexible vegetationsT. Okamoto & I. Nezu Laboratory measurement and analysis of hydraulic parameters in vegetated river flowsJ.Z. Shi, Y.-H. Li, J.M.R. Hughes & M. Zhao Effect of blockage factor on vegetated channel resistanceD. Souliotis & P. Prinos Flow characteristics in vegetated compound channelsX. Sun, K. Shiono & T.L. Huang Turbulence structure of compound open-channel flows with one-line emergent vegetationM. Sanjou, I. Nezu, S. Suzuki & K. Itai Effects of depth variation of vegetation density on vertical mixingS. Ghazvinizadeh & M. Jamali Bioengineering in front of a river dike: Wave attenuation by vegetationR. de Oude, D.C.M. Augustijn, K.M. Wijnberg, F. Dekker, M.B. de Vries & T. Suzuki Long term prediction of vegetation expansion on gravel bed river with active bar migrationY. Toda, T. Tsujimoto & M. Tsuchiya Parameters used in modeling sediment-laden flow in open channelsP. Wu & Y.C. Jin An integrated mathematical model for analysis of hydrodynamics and water quality in riversA.I. Stamou & E.M. Douka Two-dimensional finite element model for analysis of heat transport in riversI.W. Seo, H.J. Choi & C.G. Song Predicting travel time in natural streams, using a Monte Carlo simulationS. Solís, I. Guymer & R. Dutton A modeling approach for organic sediment resuspension and oxygen demand in Bubbly Creek, Chicago, IllinoisD. Motta, M.H. Garcia & J.D. Abad Effective countermeasures to long-term turbid water effluence from the Hitotsuse Dam ReservoirT. Murakami, H. Nakayama, S. Mizuguchi, S. Sugio & N. Ootawara Impact of river training on the hydraulics of Shenzhen RiverS.N. Chan & J.H.W. Lee Numerical modeling of river bed evolution in abrupt hydraulic changesE.D. Farsirotou, J.V. Soulis & P.G. Lokkas Influence of saline intrusion during the dry season in Red river and Thai Binh river systems, VietnamN.H. Duc, T. Shintani & M. Umeyama Standing waves in the Quequén Grande River Estuary, Argentina, detected from velocity measurementsL.P. Thomas, B.M. Marino & M.G. Pereyra Modeling the tidal bore on the Qiantang River, China: An application of FVCOMD.F. Xie, C.H. Pan & X.G. Wu Analysis of flow regime changes due to operation of large reservoirs on the Zambezi RiverJ.P. Matos, T. Cohen, J.-L. Boillat, A.J. Schleiss & M.M. Portela On the experiences of flood control schemes application in the Golestan province (Iran)A. Ghezelsofloo, A. Deiminiat, H. Shojaee & R. Lotfi Hydrologic and hydraulic computations for watercourse demarcation in GreeceE.I. Daniil, S.N. Michas & G.S. Aerakis A numerical study on characteristics of flood propagation in simplified urban areasW.C. Jeong, Y.S. Cho & J.W. Lee Process oriented modeling of Lake Ontario hydrodynamicsL. Boegman & Y.R. Rao 3-D simulations of flows in the reconstituted lake Karla, Thessaly, GreeceH. Neveskiotis, K. Tserdani, I.E. Sarris, T.E. Karakasidis & A. Liakopoulos Sensitivity of MITgcm to different model parameters in application to Cayuga LakeA. Dorostkar, L. Boegman, P.J. Diamessis &A. Pollard Modeling the fate of oxygen artificially injected in the hypolimnion of a lake with multiple basins: Amisk Lake revisitedF. Rueda, V. Singleton, M. Stewart, J. Little & G. Lawrence Generation mechanism of typical vertical distributions of dissolved oxygen in the northern part of Lake BiwaT. Hosoda & F. Malembeka River inflow mixing in a stratified reservoirF. Rueda, A. Cortés, I. de Vicente, M.A. Escobar, A.B. Hoyer, W. Fleenor & E. Moreno 1-D Hydrodynamic modeling of Greek lakes and reservoirsS. Karalis & A. Chioni Surface water inflow to wetlands in Blanco River sub basinE.A. Sánchez Camacho Hydrological characteristics of swamp communities, the Biebrza River (NE Poland) case studyT. Okruszko, J. Chormanski, D. Mirosław- Świątek & M. Gregorczyk Application of a mathematical model for nutrient pollution assessment in a small catchment of the Latrobe River Basin, AustraliaMd. Jahangir Alam & D. Dutta Environmental hydraulics of coastal waters Numerical modeling of non-hydrostatic free-surface baroclinic flows induced by suspended particlesO. Nesterov Large-wave simulation of three-dimensional wave breaking over constant-slope beachA.S. Dimakopoulos &A.A. Dimas Bed equilibrium during water wave propagation over ripplesG.A. Kolokythas & A.A. Dimas Near-bottom instabilities under fully nonlinear waves of depressionT. Stefanakis & P.J. Diamessis SPH numerical simulation of surf zone characteristicsC. Makris, Y. Krestenitis & C. Memos Velocity profiles of sea currentsF. De Serio & M. Mossa Oscillatory flow velocities through vegetation fields: Laboratory observationsM. Di Natale, M. Ciarmiello &A. Di Nardo Large scale experiments on spectral wave propagation over Posidonia oceanica seagrassE. Manca, V. Stratigaki & P. Prinos Attractors for the entrance state of a tidal estuaryB.C. Wilson, J.B. Hinwood & E.J. McLean Response of an estuary to transient river flow variationJ.B. Hinwood & E.J. McLean Generation mechanism of wind-induced Langmuir circulationM. Sanjou, I. Nezu & Y. Akiya Modeling the North Aegean circulation with the Hybrid Coordinate Ocean ModelY. Androulidakis, Y. Krestenitis & V. Kourafalou Numerical modelling of hydrodynamics in the Southampton WaterY. Guo & J. Zhang 3D coupled modeling of hydrodynamics and water quality in the Berre Lagoon (France)L. Martin, E. Gouze, E. Razafindrakoto, J.M. Hervouet, N. Durand & C.T. Pham A 2D water quality model for shallow estuaries. Sensitivity analysis to model parameters and input dataL. Cea, M. Bermúdez & J. Puertas Numerical simulation of the oxygen-depleted water formation near the head of the Ariake Bay, Japan in the summer of 2004 and 2005M. Odagiri & M. Tanaka Water quality monitoring and modeling in Lagoon Jusan, JapanM. Umeda, H. Tanaka, H. Higuchi & M. Sasaki Effect of large-scale flooding on water quality of Tokyo bayY. Nihei & K. Takioka Modeling the impact of watershed processes on coastal erosionA.G. Samaras & C.G. Koutitas The importance of watershed sediment modeling to coastal morphology. A case studyC.G. Koutitas & A.G. Samaras Dynamics of particle clouds with application to open water sediment disposalR.J. Gensheimer, R.-Q. Wang, E.E. Adams, C. Dai, D. Shao, B. Zhao, Z. Huang & A.W.K. Law Numerical investigation of fresh water-suspended sediment mixtures discharging into saline ambient waterA. Georgoulas, P. Angelidis, N. Kotsovinos & T. Panagiotidis Study of a thermal brine discharge using a 3D modelJ. García, C. Álvarez, A. García, J. Revilla & J. Juanes A SPH model for numerical simulation of oil spill in marine environmentM. Shafieefar & A. Valizadeh Oil Spill Modelling as a tool for coastal pollution controlN. Donia Environmental hydraulics framework of the design of discharges from desalination plantsT. Bleninger, A. Niepelt, G.H. Jirka†, S. Lattemann, A. Purnama, H.H. Al-Barwani & R.L. Doneker Methodology for the implementation of the WFD combined approach: Environmental Mixing Zones for outfall discharges into coastal watersA. Freire, J. Juanes, J. Revilla, X. Guinda, A. García, C. Álvarez & K. Nikolov Parameter sensitivity analysis of the performance of Galician Submarine Outfalls: Physical modelingI. Mera, J. Anta, A. Louro & E. Peña Improvement in preconditioning treatment system of Santos Submarine OutfallE.L. Subtil, J.C. Mierzwa & J.P. Ortiz Coastal beach salinity prediction using data-driven and deterministic approachesW. Thoe, H.C. Wong & J.H.W. Lee Laboratory measurements of hydrodynamics and sediment transport in the swash-zoneG.A. Kikkert, T. O’Donoghue & D. Pokrajac Berm breakwater against wave overtopping – An experimental studyE.N. Anastasaki, V.K. Tsoukala & C.I. Moutzouris Breakwaters’ impact on Egypt’s north coast equilibriumG.H. Elsaeed Environmental impact assessment of dredging deep in the navigation channel of the Port of SantosJ.C.C. Amorim, K. Bundgaard & B. Elfrink VOLUME 2 Environmental hydraulics of groundwater Estimation of seawater intrusion front in a coastal karstified system using a density-dependent flow approachM.P. Papadopoulou, Z. Dokou, G.P. Karatzas, & C.I. Zahariadi Seawater intrusion in coastal aquifers under drought and transient conditionsG. Kopsiaftis & A. Mantoglou Stochastic simulation of seawater intrusion considering random rainfall eventsV.C. Christelis & A. Mantoglou Design criteria for cut-off walls as countermeasure to saltwater intrusionA.I. Ziogas &V.K. Kaleris A stochastic framework for the analysis of tidal effects in heterogeneous coastal aquifersM.G. Trefry, D. McLaughlin, D.R. Lester, G. Metcalfe, C.D. Johnston &A. Ord Combined simulation-optimization of a coastal aquifer by using genetic algorithmK. Demirbas, A.B. Altan Sakarya & H. Onder A computational model for the optimal management of coastal aquifersS.K. Arvanitidou, C.G. Koutitas, K.L. Katsifarakis & G.H. Pechlivanidis Response of LNAPL fuel and groundwater to forcing by sea level and rainfall rechargeC.D. Johnston & M.G. Trefry Characteristics of flow in fractures: An experimental studyV.G. Tzelepis, J.N.E. Papaspyros, K. Moutsopoulos &V. Tsihrintzis Optimal management of a polluted fractured aquifer, using genetic algorithmsY.N. Kontos, M.I. Katirtzidou, M.A. Kizeridou & K.L. Katsifarakis Quantification of artificial neural network uncertainty with bootstrap percentile intervals for the prediction of a karstic aquifer’s responseI.C. Trichakis, G.P. Karatzas & I.K. Nikolos Theoretical analysis and numerical simulations for unsteady stormwater storage into granular sub-baseB. Ghimire & T. Hosoda Modelling of groundwater flow and contaminant removal in horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlandsK. Liolios, K. Moutsopoulos, V. Tsihrintzis & C. Akratos Interfacial processes Effect of the slope of short fetch wind-driven waves on the oxygen transfer in a water bodyA. Tamburrino & L. Rayo Energy transfer properties among mean, wave and turbulence components in open-channel flows with wind-induced water wavesM. Sanjou & I. Nezu Evaluation of a sea surface roughness model and drag coefficientI. Papadimitrakis & B. Carlsson Numerical modeling of dissolved oxygen recovery during aeration in lakesN. Jaćimović, M. Ivetić, T. Hosoda & H.-D. Park Bubble-water mass transfer from plunging jet spillwaysJ.S. Gulliver & J. Groeneveld How biofilms influence seabed morphologyM. van Damme, R.R. Simons, M.J.F. Stive & B.C. van Prooijen Turbulence and chronic detachment of epilithic biofilm in artificial rough channel flowM. Graba, F.Y. Moulin, O. Eiff, F. Garabétian, A. Kettab, S. Boulêtreau, J.M. Sanchez-Pérez & S. Sauvage Experimental and numerical analysis of sediment nutrient uptake in a channel flowM. González-Sanchis, F.A. Comín, J. Murillo & P. García-Navarro Modelling of phosphorus adsorption in estuarine sedimentE. Al-Enezi, Y. Al-Osairi, B.N. Bockelmann-Evans & R.A. Falconer Quantifying hyporheic exchange coefficients using the EROSIMESS-systemI.D. Chandler, J.M. Pearson, I. Guymer & R. Van-Egmond Modelling the impulses causing entrainment of coarse grains by means of Extreme Value TheoryM. Valyrakis, P. Diplas & C.L. Dancey Wavelet based analysis of energetic events leading to entrainment of coarse grainsM. Valyrakis, P. Diplas & C.L. Dancey Sediment flux dynamics in turbulent unsteady open-channel flow over a gravel bedF. Bagherimiyab & U. Lemmin Experimental observations and simulation of non-equilibrium bedload transport of graded bed materialN.P. Efthymiou, F. Eberl & P. Rutschmann Effect of particle size on local scour of cohesive sedimentsM.H. Omid & H. Hamidifar An experimental study on the process of dune transition under unsteady water flowY. Hirai, S. Kawamura, Y. Shimizu & I. Kimura Local scour and development of sand wave around a permeable groyne of stone gabionA. Kadota, K. Suzuki & T. Fushimi Bed topography of river bend due to horizontal footingM. Shafai Bejestan & A. Rezania Hydraulic jump with sediment laden flow in a rectangular channelM.H. Omid & M. Nasrabadi Field measurements and experimental techniques The effect of Reynolds number on junction flow dynamicsN. Apsilidis, P. Diplas, C.L. Dancey & F. Sotiropoulos A combined system of an H-ADCP and numerical simulation for continuous discharge monitoringH. Iwamoto &Y. Nihei Development of automatic water discharge measurement systemA. Yorozuya, Y. Kanno, K. Fukami & K. Oodaira Boat and bed load motion effects on velocity profiles measured with an acoustic Doppler current profilerJ. Petrie, P. Diplas, S. Nam & M.S. Gutierrez Deriving continuous hydrodynamic data from non-synoptic measurements in the St. Lawrence fluvial estuaryP. Matte, Y. Secretan & J. Morin Correction of quick discharge measurements in rivers using natural tracersP.C. Yannopoulos & E.S. Bekri Systems development for Mixing Zone field studiesR.L. Doneker Calibration of a propagation model in large river using satellite altimetryG. Belaud, L. Cassan, J.C. Bader, N. Bercher &T. Feret On the use of Digital Surface Models and hydrological/hydraulic models for inundated area delineationI. Leventi, I. Nalbantis &A. Georgopoulos Monitoring temperature changes in a hypersaline lake using MODIS-derived water temperatures (the case of Urmia Lake, Iran)S. Sima & M. Tajrishy Monitoring lake hydraulics in West Macedonia using remote sensing techniques and hydrodynamic simulation8E. Charou, E. Katsimpra, M. Stefouli & A. Chioni Annual sediment budget in the Shirakawa River estuary, JapanK. Yokoyama, T. Suetsugi & S. Kawano Regression relationships between sediment yield and hydraulic and rainfall characteristics for two basins in northeastern GreeceA. Metallinos & V. Hrissanthou Flow pattern and sediment transport in the Kikuchi River mouthT. Ohmoto, R. Hirakawa & K. Watanabe A study on flow distribution for maintaining two-way channel in an alluvial plainT. Nagata, H. Yasuda & Y. Watanabe Field measurements of stream reaeration and longitudinal dispersionJ. Semuwemba, T. Elliot & P.A. Mackinnon Control of the water current and prevention of phytoplankton growth by using a vertical fence installed in a water supply reservoirM. Niiyama, K. Yokoyama, A. Koizumi, K. Yamazaki, M. Tsuge, A. Masuko &Y. Kobayashi Comparison of ARIMA and transfer function (TF) models in water temperature simulation in dam – lake Thesaurus, eastern Macedonia, GreeceA. Sentas & Ar. Psilovikos Solute migration and transport in coastal sand-beach sediments under strong tidesO.D. Itugha, D. Chen & A.A. Ahmed Computational techniques High resolution 3D numerical modeling of turbulent flows in natural streamsS. Kang & F. Sotiropoulos Large eddy simulation of a flow in a real river with boulder bedR. Shibata, N. Hisasue & A. Nakayama Calculation of secondary flow in a straight open channel with RANS and LESH. Bihs, N.R.B. Olsen & T. Stoesser 3D RANS computations of open channel flows with a sharp bendI. Kimura, S. Takimoto, K. Blanckaert, Y. Shimizu & T. Hosoda Analysis of SIMPLE algorithm for depth averaged simulationsM. Moradi Larmaei & T.-F. Mahd A k– model accounting for multiple length scales in flow through aquatic vegetationA.T. King Simulation of morphodynamics by particles techniquesM. Nabi Three-dimensional turbulent flow over bed dunes in open channel of finite widthK.A. Galani, N.Th. Fourniotis, A.C. Demetracopoulos & A. A. Dimas Improvements and application of 1D river network transient flow model with Junction Water Stage Iteration MethodZ.Y. Wang, Y. Chen, D.J. Zhu & Z. Liu Wet-and-dry interface on steep slopes simulations using Lagrangian blocksL.-W. Tan & V.H. Chu Dam-break flood simulations using 2D Lagrangian blocks on Eulerian mesh methodL.-W. Tan & V.H. Chu A simple, efficient and accurate approach to solving the shallow-water equations over complex bed topographyD.J. Zhu & Y. Chen Examination of the effect of dispersion terms in the depth-averaged transport equationZ. Liu, Z. Li & Y. Chen Spatial water quality modelling using unstructured cellular automata for spiked pollution loading in Hong KongY. Lin &A.E. Mynett Near field mixing process of multi-port diffusers: Numerical modeling with quadtree gridsN.Q. Chien & S.K. Tan Urban hydrosystems Hydraulic implications of non-standard solutions in spatially constrained wastewater facilitiesN. Ravlic & N. Krvavica Hydraulic efficiency of baffled disinfection contact tanksQ. Xu & S.K. Venayagamoorthy Phosphorous release from gross pollutant traps in urban environmentsJ.E. Ball & J. Ara A water quality model for aeration of leachate from garbage dumped landfillK. Michioku, T. Nakamichi, M. Yagi & N.Wada Physical model investigation of circular deaeration channel associated with tangential inlet dropstructureT. Nakato Sediment removal efficiency of a deep vortex chamber sediment extractorQ.-T. Nguyen & C.-D. Jan Optimization of a detention pond based on numerical flow and transport simulationsM. Omar, A. Jourieh, R. Hinkelmann, D. Balla, M. Barjenbruch & J. Steidl Evaluating the performance level of a water distribution network under unbalanced operating conditions – The case of Kos town (GR)V. Kanakoudis & S. Tsitsifli Ecological aspects Flow structure and resulting sediment patterns around fish habitat structures in mountainous streamsA.N. Papanicolaou, A.G. Tsakiris & C.M. Kramer Developing sustainable environments for aquatic life: The effects of boulders on regulating sediment deposition in gravel-bed riversD.C. Dermisis & A.N. Papanicolaou Application of genetic algorithm to improve the fuzzy logic river habitat modelR. Li, Q. Chen, D. Chen & D. Chen Experimental and numerical evaluation of sixteen different designs of vertical slot fishwaysM. Bermúdez, J. Puertas, L. Cea, L. Pena & L. Balairón Proper-orthogonal basis decomposition of spatio-temporal flow evolutions modified by cylinder in a vertical slot fishwayD. Calluaud, R.W. Wang, G. Pineau & L. David Do ecological flows benefit exotic species?I. Boavida, A.N. Pinheiro & R. Cortes A model of flushing-flows in open-channel for fixed algae removalO. Fovet, G. Belaud, X. Litrico, S. Charpentier, P. Dollet, C. Bertrand & C. Hugodot Analysis of the environmental flow requirement incorporating the effective discharge conceptD. Zarris Optimization model of reservoir operation under ecological flow constraint: The case of cascade dams onYalongjiang River, ChinaD. Chen, Q. Chen, R. Li & D. Chen Types of artificial water bodies in the Aegean islands (Greece), their environmental impact and potential value for biodiversityN.M. Georgiadis, K. Paragamian, T. Giannakakis, D. Poursanidis & G. Catsadorakis Environmental hydraulics and global climate change Climate change impacts on the hydrodynamic characteristics of the southern part of Aswan High Dam reservoir, Lake NubiaM. Elshemy & G. Meon Influence of the urban heat island parameterization on precipitation forecasting in limited area modelA. Cantelli, P. Monti & G. Leuzzi Downscaling output of global climate models with application to aquifer thermal regimes in the Sendai plain, JapanL.N. Gunawardhana & S. Kazama Potential climate change impacts on South African aquifersS.R. Dennis & I. Dennis Mean sea-level rise impacts on coasts and sea harbours of São Paulo State, BrazilE. Arasaki,W.C. Sousa Junior & P. Alfredini Drag coefficient and secondary motion of free falling cylindrical particlesA.C. Chow & E.E. Adams Modeling the impact of CO2 releases under waterP.D. Yapa, A.L. Dissanayake, K. Nakata & Y. Ishihara Analysis of the risk distribution of slope failure in Thailand by the use of GIS dataK. Ono, S. Kawagoe & S. Kazama