 Exner equation (source code)

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= Exner equation
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The <Exner equation> is local sediment <mass conservation> expressed in terms of solid volume: accumulation raises the bed and flux divergence lowers it. Here $\phi_b$ is the solid volume fraction of the packed bed and $q$ is solid volume flux per unit width.

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