Cross-Scale Sediment Modeling and Prediction: Integrating Physics-Based, Data-Driven, and Hybrid Modeling
Cross-Scale Sediment Modeling and Prediction: Integrating Physics-Based, Data-Driven, and Hybrid Modeling
Session ID#: 282227
Session Description:
Sediment is a fundamental yet under-quantified component of Earth's hydrological and environmental systems, shaping ecosystems, water quality, agriculture, infrastructure, and hazard risk. While water flow is now modeled operationally at continental scales (e.g., NOAA's National Water Model), sediment dynamics remain poorly constrained across scales. This session invites contributions advancing sediment transport modeling and prediction from the particle and reach scales through watershed, regional, national, and global scales. We welcome physics-based mechanistic models, data-driven and machine-learning approaches (e.g., LSTM, graph neural networks, foundation models), and hybrid physics-informed frameworks, along with studies on scale bridging, uncertainty quantification, data assimilation, and integration with hydrological and land-surface models. Observational, remote-sensing, and cyberinfrastructure contributions that enable cross-scale prediction, including efforts toward a national-scale sediment model or similar continental-scale systems, are especially encouraged. The session aims to catalyze a community dialogue on convergent approaches to sediment prediction.
Co-Sponsor(s):
- B - Biogeosciences
- C - Cryosphere
- H - Hydrology
- NH - Natural Hazards
Index Terms:
1815 Erosion [HYDROLOGY]
1847 Modeling [HYDROLOGY]
1862 Sediment transport [HYDROLOGY]
1910 Data assimilation, integration and fusion [INFORMATICS]
Primary Convener: Xiaofeng Liu, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University Park, PA, United States
Conveners: Roberto Fernández, The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University Park, United States, Chaopeng Shen, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University Park, United States and Roman A DiBiase, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Department of Geosciences, University Park, United States
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