Sediment transport and deposition on a river-dominated tidal flat: An idealized model study

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Chen, Shih Nan ^a   Geyer, W Rockwell ^a   Sherwood, Christopher R ^b   Ralston, David K ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; RIVERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL MECHANICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TIDES; WETLANDS;

BOTTOM STRESS; CHANNEL GEOMETRY; CROSS-SHORE TRANSPORT; DIFFERENT SIZES; HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL; IDEALIZED MODELS; INTERTIDAL ZONES; LATERAL FLOW; LENGTH SCALE; MASS BUDGET; MODELING RESULTS; OUTLET VELOCITIES; RIVER CHANNELS; RIVER FLOW; SEDIMENT DEPOSITION; SEDIMENT TRAPPING; SENSITIVITY STUDIES; SETTLING LAG; SETTLING TIME; SETTLING VELOCITY; TIDAL FLAT; TIDAL RANGES; WASHINGTON STATE;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

DEPOSITION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; RIVER CHANNEL; RIVER FLOW; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SETTLING VELOCITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TIDAL FLAT;

SKAGIT RIVER; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 77958600504     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JC006248     Document Type: Article

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