77. Combination of Runoff Simulation with Sediment Modeling in Rivers and Its Application in the Lower Yellow River

Previous research on runoff show flow and sediment movement in rivers, and river bed variations are usually separated. This paper, from the point of view of the basin as a whole system, presents an integrated approach by combining runoff simulation with numerical model of sediment transport in rivers to simulate the whole processes of hydrological variables and flow-caused bed variations from the very upper part of the basin to the river mouth. To accomplish this purpose, BTOPMC, a rainfall-runoff model and NUSTM-ID, a well-developed numerical model for sediment transport and river bed variations, are selected to form a combined model. The application of the proposed model to the lower Yellow River shows that it can properly simulate rainfall-caused runoff, the change of suspended sediment concentration along the river, and river bed variation.