“…For the normal (Fickian) diffusion of bed particles we have for even moments γ x ( q ) ≡ γ y ( q ) ≡ γ ≡ 0.5, while all odd moments are equal to zero. This diffusion regime is consistent with theoretical considerations of Einstein [1937, 1942] and his followers in stochastic studies of bed particle motion [e.g., Yang and Sayre , 1971; Stelczer , 1981; Sun and Donahue , 2000]. Indeed, it is usually assumed that probability distributions for both length steps and rest periods are exponential (or close to exponential), and thus the Central Limit Theorem applies, leading to γ x ( q ) ≡ γ y ( q ) ≡ γ ≡ 0.5, [e.g., Yang and Sayre , 1971; Bouchaud and Georges , 1990; Weeks et al , 1996].…”