Tidal resuspension and transport processes of fine sediment within the river plume in the partially-mixed Changjiang River estuary, China: A personal perspective

Geomorphology

Volumn 121, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 133-151

  Shi, John Z ^a  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

Author keywords

Changjiang River estuary; Erosion; Fine sediment; Re entrainment; Settling velocity

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENTRAINMENT; EROSION RATE; FLOCCULATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; MIXING; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESUSPENSION; RIVER PLUME; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SETTLING VELOCITY; SHEAR STRESS; STRATIFICATION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

CHINA; YANGTZE ESTUARY;

EID: 77954758025     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2010.04.021     Document Type: Review

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