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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">ESSDD</journal-id>
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<journal-title>Earth System Science Data Discussions</journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">ESSDD</abbrev-journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="nlm-ta">Earth Syst. Sci. Data Discuss.</abbrev-journal-title>
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<issn pub-type="epub">1866-3591</issn>
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<publisher-loc>Göttingen, Germany</publisher-loc>
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<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.5194/essd-2026-197</article-id>
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<article-title>Flume experimental data for the study of morphological response of alpine gravel-bed rivers to flow and sediment forcing</article-title>
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<contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Johannot</surname>
<given-names>Adèle</given-names>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Recking</surname>
<given-names>Alain</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3278-4463</ext-link>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Lopez</surname>
<given-names>Arthur</given-names>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Bellot</surname>
<given-names>Hervé</given-names>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Buffet</surname>
<given-names>Alexis</given-names>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Fontaine</surname>
<given-names>Firmin</given-names>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Bardot</surname>
<given-names>Kylian</given-names>
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<sup>2</sup>
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<label>1</label>
<addr-line>National Institut of Geosciences IGE, INRAE, France</addr-line>
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<label>2</label>
<addr-line>Rocca E Terra, GEOTECH, France</addr-line>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>25</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2026</year>
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<volume>2026</volume>
<fpage>1</fpage>
<lpage>31</lpage>
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<copyright-statement>Copyright: &#x000a9; 2026 Adèle Johannot et al.</copyright-statement>
<copyright-year>2026</copyright-year>
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<p>This paper presents a dataset derived from flume experiments designed to reproduce conditions typical of alpine gravel-bed streams. The experiments aim to investigate how different hydro-sedimentary forcings influence channel morphology. The flume setup is Froude-scaled based on measurements collected on a braided reach in the French Alps. Experimental runs represent daily flood peaks characteristic of the melting season, together with their associated sediment supply. The dataset includes several types of measurements: full-flume topography obtained by photogrammetry, bedload flux at the outlet measured with a force sensor, grain-size distribution of transported sediments, and flow surface velocities derived from a tracer method. Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) were generated from the photogrammetric surveys at multiple timesteps, with a spatial resolution of 0.7 mm/pixel and a mean vertical error of 1 mm. Bedload flux at the outlet can be estimated from the force sensor measurements, while the grain-size distribution of transported material was determined by sieving. For each run, the dataset includes a video of the run, DEMs of the bed at different timesteps, a video for flow velocities estimates, sediment flux and transported grain-size at the outlet, and the input liquid and solid discharges. This large dataset available at &lt;a href=&quot;https://doi.org/10.57745/QM4ZOO&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt;https://doi.org/10.57745/QM4ZOO&lt;/a&gt; comprises 115 DEMs, 35 videos for velocities estimates, 81 transported grain size distribution and videos for various input conditions. It offers strong potential for studying morphological processes at micro- to macro-scales and across various timescales, and a fabulous playground for numerical investigations.</p>
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