A stochastic formulation for erosion of cohesive sediments

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Van Prooijen, B C ^a   Winterwerp, J C ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUATIONS OF MOTION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SHEAR STRESS; SOIL MECHANICS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; ANNULAR FLUME; BALANCE EQUATIONS; BED SHEAR STRESSS; COHESIVE SEDIMENTS; DATA SETS; ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; EROSION RATES; GRAIN SIZE; INCIPIENT MOTION; LINEAR FORMULATION; NONUNIFORM; NUMERICAL MODELS; PARAMETRIZATIONS; PROBABILITY DENSITY DISTRIBUTION; STOCHASTIC FORCING; STOCHASTIC FORMULATION; STOCHASTIC NATURE; STRENGTH DISTRIBUTION; TIME DEPENDENCE; TIME DEPENDENCY; TIME DEPENDENT; TIME VARYING; TURBULENT MOTION; VERTICAL GRADIENTS;

SHEAR STRENGTH;

COHESIVE SEDIMENT; DATA SET; EROSION RATE; GRAIN SIZE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS; STOCHASTICITY; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR; TURBULENT MIXING;

EID: 76149090829     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JC005189     Document Type: Article

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