The nature and distribution of particulate matter in the Mandovi estuary, central west coast of India

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-44

  Kessarkar, Pratima Mohan ^a   Rao, Venigalla Purnachandra ^a   Shynu, Ranjan ^a   Mehra, Prakash ^a   Viegas, Blossom E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical processes; Clay minerals; Estuarine sedimentation; Suspended particulate matter; Turbidity maximum

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC MINERAL; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; KAOLINITE; MONSOON; RIVER DISCHARGE; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SMECTITE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TURBIDITY; WIND-WAVE INTERACTION;

GOA; INDIA; MANDOVI ESTUARY;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 75849142859     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-009-9226-0     Document Type: Article

References (51)

1. Alagarsamy, R. 2006. Distribution and seasonal variation of trace metals in surface sediments of the Mandovi estuary, west coast of India. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 67: 333-339.
2. Allen, G. P., J. C. Salmon, P. Bassaullet, Y. Du Penhoat, and C. De Grand. 1980. Effects of tides on mixing and suspended sediment transport in macrotidal estuaries. Sedimentary Geology 26: 69-90.
3. Biggs, R. B. and A. A. Howell. 1984. The estuary as a sediment trap: alternate approaches to estimating its filtering efficiency. In The estuary as a filter, ed. V. S. Kennedy, 107-130. New York: Academic.
4. Biscaye, P. E. 1965. Mineralogy and sedimentation of recent deep sea clay in the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seas and oceans. Geological Society of America Bulletin 76: 803-831.
5. Bris, L. and M. Glemarec. 1996. Marine and brackish ecosystems of south Brittany (Lorient and Vilaine Bays) with particular reference to the effect of the turbidity maxima. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 42: 737-753.
6. Brydsten, L. 1992. Wave-induced sediment suspension in the Ore estuary, northern Sweden. Hydrobiologia 235(236): 71-83.
7. Bukhari, S. S. and G. N. Nayak. 1996. Clay minerals in identification of provenance of sediments of Mandovi estuary, Goa, west coast of India. Indian Journal of Marine Sciences 25: 341-345.
8. Buller, A. T. 1975. Sediments of the Tay estuary II formation of ephermal zones of high suspended sediment concentration. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edenburgh 75B: 65-89.
9. Castaing, P. G. and P. Allen. 1981. Mechanisms controlling seaward escape of suspended sediment from the Girande. A macrotidal estuary in France. Marine Geology 40: 101-118.
10. Chamley, H. 1989. Clay Sedimentology. Heidelberg: Springer. 623 p.
11. Chen, M. S., S. Wartel, B. V. Eck, and D. V. Maldegam. 2005. Suspended matter in the Scheldt estuary. Hydrobiologia 540: 79-104.
12. Chen, S.-L., G.-A. Zhang, S.-L. Yang, and J. Z. Shi. 2006. Temporal variations of fine suspended sediment concentrations in the Changjang River estuary and adjacent coastal waters, China. Journal of Hydrology 331: 132-145.
13. Degens, E. T., and V. Ittekot. 1984. A New Look at Clay-Organic Interactions, In Nord-Sud profil, Zentraleuropa-Mittelmeerraum Afrika, Mitteilungen aus dem Geologish-Paleontologischen, ed. F. G. Knetsch, Heft 56, 229-248, Institute der Universitat Hamburg.
14. Edzwald, J. K. and C. R. O'Melia. 1975. Clay distribution in recent estuarine sediments. Clays and Clay minerals 23: 39-44.
15. Eisma, D. 1986. Flocculation and deflocculation of suspended matter in estuaries. Netherlands Journal of Sea Research 20: 183-199.
16. Festa, J. A. and D. V. Hansen. 1978. Turbidity maxima in partially mixed estuaries: A two dimensional numerical model. Estuarine Coastal Marine Science 7: 347-359.
17. Geyer, W. R. 1993. The importance of suppression of turbulence by stratification on the estuarine turbidity maximum. Estuaries 16: 113-125.
18. Gibbs, R. J. 1977. Clay mineral segregation in the marine environment. Journal of Sedimentary Petrology 47: 237-243.
19. Grabemann, I., R. J. Uncles, G. Krause, and J. A. Stephens. 1997. Behaviour of turbidity maxima in the Tamar (U. K.) and Weser (F. R. G.) estuaries. Estuarine. Coastal and Shelf Science 45: 235-246.
20. Grim, R. E. 1968. Clay mineralogy. New York: McGraw Hill. 468 p.
21. Hamblin, P. F. 1989. Observations and model sediment transport near the turbidity maximum of the Upper Saint Lawrence Estuary. Journal of Geophysical Research 94: 14419-14428.
22. Hedges, J. I. 1978. The formation and clay mineral reactions of melanoidins. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 42: 69-76.
23. Hossain, S. B. and D. McConchie Eyre. 2001. Suspended sediment transport dynamics in the sub-tropical micro-tidal Richmond River estuary, Australia. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 52: 529-541.
24. Kennedy, V. S. 1984. The Estuary as a Filter, 511. New York: Academic.
25. Manheim, F. T. and J. C. Hathaway. 1972. Suspended matter in surface water of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Limnology and Oceanography 17: 17-27.
26. McManus, J. 2005. Salinity and suspended matter variations in the Tay estuary. Continental Shelf Research 25: 729-747.
27. Naqvi, S. M. 2005. Geology and evolution of the Indian Plate (from Hadean to Holocene-4 Ga to 4 Ka). New Delhi: Capital. 450 pp.
28. Neetu, S., S. R. Shetye, and P. Chandramohan. 2006. Impact of sea breeze on wind-seas off Goa, west coast of India. Journal of Earth System Science 115: 229-234.
29. Officer, C. B. 1980. Discussion of the turbidity maximum in partially mixed estuaries. Estuarine, Coastal Marine Science 10: 239-246.
30. Pattiaratchi, C. B., B. Hegge, J. Gould, and I. Eliot. 1997. Impact of sea-breeze activity on nearshore and foreshore processes in southwestern Australia. Continental Shelf Research 17: 1539-1560.
31. Postma, H. 1967. Sediment transport in the estuarine environment. In: Estuaries, ed. G. H. Lauff, American Association for Advancement of Science, Washington, D. C. Publication 83: 158-179.
32. Qasim, S. Z. and R. Sengupta. 1981. Environmental characteristics of the Mandovi-Zuari estuarine system in Goa. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 13: 557-578.
33. Ramaiah, N., V. Rodrigues, E. Alvares, C. Rodrigues, R. Baksh, S. Jayan, and C. Mohandas. 2007. Sewage pollution indicator bacteria. In The Mandovi and Zuari estuaries, ed. S. R. Shetye, M. Dileep Kumar, and D. Shankar, 115-120. Goa: National Institute of Oceanography.
34. Rao, V. P. and B. R. Rao. 1995. Provenance and distribution of clay minerals in the continental shelf and slope sediments of the west coast of India. Continental Shelf Research 15: 1757-1771.
35. Ross, M. A., and J. A. Mehta, 1991. Fluidization of Soft Muds by Waves. In: Microstructure of Fine-Grained Terrigenous Marine Sediments from Mud to Shale, eds. R. H. Bennett, W. R. Bryant, and M. H. Hulbert, 185-191, Frontiers in Sedimentary Geology, Springer Verlag.
36. Schubel, J. R. 1968. Turbidity maxima of the northern Chesapeake Bay. Science 161: 1013-1015.
37. Schubel, J. R. and V. S. Kennedy. 1984. The estuary as a filter: an introduction. In The Estuary as a Filter, ed. V. S. Kennedy, 1-14. New York: Academic.
38. Schoelhamer, D. H. 2001. Influence of salinity, bottom topography and tides on locations of estuarine turbidity maximum in northern San Francisco Bay. In Coastal and estuarine fine sediment transport processes, eds. W. H. Mc Anally, and Mehta A. H., 343-357. Elsevier Science B. V.
39. Sanford, L. P. 1994. Wave-forced resuspension of upper Chesapeake Bay muds. Estuaries 17: 148-165.
40. Scully, M. E. and C. T. Friedrichs. 2007. Sediment pumping by tidal asymmetry in a partially mixed estuary. Journal of Geophysical Research 112: CO7028. doi: 10: 1029/2006 JC003784.
41. Sharp, H. H., J. R. Pennock, T. M. Church, J. M. Tramontano, and J. M. Cifuenters. 1984. The estuarine interaction of nutrients, organics, and metals: A case study in the Delaware estuary. In The Estuary as a Filter, ed. V. S. Kennedy, 241-260. New York: Academic.
42. Shetye, S. R., A. D. Gouveia, S. Y. S. Singbal, C. G. Naik, D. Sundar, G. S. Michael, and G. Nampoorthiri. 1995. Propagation of tides in the Mandovi-Zuari estuarine network. Proceedings of Indian Academy of Sciences (Earth and Planetary Sciences) 104: 667-682.
43. Shetye, S. R., M. D. Kumar, and D. Shankar. 2007. The Mandovi and Zuari Estuaries. Goa: National Institute of Oceanography. 145 p.
44. Sundar, D. and S. R. Shetye. 2005. Tides in the Mandovi and Zuari estuaries, Goa, west coast of India. Journal Earth System Science 114: 493-503.
45. Verlaan, P. A., M. Donze, and P. Kuik. 1997. Marine vs. Fluvial suspended matter in the Scheldt estuary. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 46: 873-883.
46. Winterwerp, J. C. 2002. On the flocculation and settling velocity of estuarine mud. Continental Shelf Research 22: 1339-1360.
47. Weir, D. J. and J. McManus. 1987. The role of wind in generating turbidity maxima in the Tay estuary. Continental Shelf Research 7: 1315-1318.
48. Whitehouse, U. G. and R. S. Mccarter. 1958. Diagenetic modification of clay minerals in artificial seawater. Clays and Clay minerals National Academy of Sciences, National Resesrch Council Publication 566: 81-119.
49. Whitehouse, U. G., L. M. Jeffrey, and J. D. Debrecht, 1960. Differential settling tendencies of clay minerals in saline waters, In Clays and Clay minerals, 5th National Conference on clay and clay minerals, 81-119. Pergamon, Oxford.
50. Zabawa, C. F. 1978. Microstructure of agglomerated suspended sediments in Northern Chesapeake Bay estuary. Science 20: 49-51.
51. Zimmermam-Timns, H., H. Holst, and S. Muller. 1998. Seasonal dynamics of aggregates and their typical Biocoenosis in the Elbe estuary. Estuaries 21: 613-621.