Mixing and transport in river confluences, lakes, and deltas
Confluence of Nakdong-Hwang rivers (South Korea), meandering channel (KICT river experimental center, South Korea), and Wax Lake Delta (Louisiana, USA; AVIRIS-NG image obtained from Delta-X project)
Confluence mixing
Delta mixing
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Kwon, S., Seo, I.W., Lyu. S., Investigating mixing patterns of suspended sediment in a river confluence using high-resolution hyperspectral imagery. Journal of Hydrology. 620PB, 129505. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129505
Kwon, S., Seo, I.W., Kim., D., Effects of hydropeaking by an upstream dam on thermal mixing in a riverine lake. Journal of Hydrology. 633, 130992. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.130992.
Kwon, S., Passalacqua, P., Nghiem, J., Lamb, M., Mixing patterns of river deltas obtained from remotely-sensed Rouse number. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface (under review).
Remote sensing for sediment transport in rivers and deltas
Drone remote sensing
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Kwon, S., Shin, J., Seo, I.W., Noh, H., Jung, S.H., You, H., Measurement of suspended sediment concentration in open channel flows based on hyperspectral imagery from UAVs. Advances in Water Resources 159, 104076. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2021.104076
Kwon, S., Seo, I.W., Noh, H., Kim, B., Hyperspectral retrievals of suspended sediment using cluster-based machine learning regression in shallow waters. Science of the Total Environment 833, 155168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155168
Kwon, S., Gwon, Y., Kim., D., Seo, I.W., You, H., Unsupervised classification of bottom materials for bathymetry estimation using UAV-based hyperspectral imagery in shallow rivers. Remote Sensing. 15(11), 2803. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15112803
Airborne remote sensing
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Kwon, S., Passalacqua, P., Soloy, A., Jensen, D., Simard, M. Depth mapping in turbid and deep waters using AVIRIS-NG imagery: a study in Wax Lake Delta, Louisiana, USA. Water Resources Research. 60(11). https://doi.org/10.1029/2023WR036875
Kwon, S., Passalacqua, P., Nghiem, J., Lamb, M., Mixing patterns of river deltas obtained from remotely-sensed Rouse number. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface (under review).
Numerical modeling for mixing and transport
Hydropower release-driven thermal mixing at a confluence
Analysis of particle behavior under hydropeaking using a Lagrangian Particle Tracking (LPT) model
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Kwon, S., Seo, I. W.*, Park, I., Kim, J. S., Suspended material retention in riverine reservoirs: role of hydropeaking, density currents, and settling velocity. Journal of Hydrology-Regional Studies. 61, 102706. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2025.102706
Kwon, S., Seo, I.W.*, Kim., D., Effects of hydropeaking by an upstream dam on thermal mixing in a riverine lake. Journal of Hydrology. 633, 130992. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.130992.
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