 Sedimenting triangular-channel characteristic compatibility

For the prismatic triangular-channel shallow water equations, $c^2=G\varphi h/2$. The characteristic speeds are $u,u\pm c$. Along $dx/dt=u$, $d\varphi /dt=-2w\varphi /h$. Along $dx/dt=u\pm c$, the hyperbolic system has compatibility relationThe concentration differential cannot generally be discarded to obtain Riemann invariants $u\pm 4c$. Positive depth and concentration are required for this nondegenerate form.