Process-Based Design Strengthens theAnalysis of Stream and Floodplain Systems under a Changing Climate

Abstract

HighlightsStream-riparian interactions and preferential flow remain two “unsolved” problems in hydrology.Using mechanistic approaches enables analysis of stream and floodplain systems under future climatic extremes.Engineers should verify stream restoration designs with models that consider stream-riparian interactions.Riparian buffer design models should consider preferential flow and be more widely used for site-specific design. Keywords: . Climate Variability, Floodplain, Preferential flow, Process-based design, Riparian buffer, Stream restoration, Streambank erosion, Vegetative Filter Strip.