Mass settling flux of fine sediments in Northern European estuaries: Measurements and predictions

Marine Geology

Volumn 245, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 107-122

  Manning, A J ^a,b   Dyer, K R ^b  

^a HR WALLINGFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cohesive sediment; flocculation; INSSEV instrument; macrofloc; mass settling flux; numerical sediment transport models; parameterisation; settling velocity; suspended particulate matter; turbulent shear stress

Indexed keywords

COHESIVE SEDIMENTS; MASS SETTLING FLUX; NUMERICAL SEDIMENT TRANSPORT MODELS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOCCULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETERIZATION; SHEAR STRESS;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

ALGORITHM; COHESIVE SEDIMENT; ESTUARY; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; FLOCCULATION; FLUX MEASUREMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SETTLING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SETTLING VELOCITY; SHEAR STRESS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 35348873354     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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