Numerical modeling studies supporting Port of Anchorage deepening and expansion - Part I: Physical setting and dredging issues

Proceedings of the International Conference on Estuarine and Coastal Modeling

Volumn 388, Issue , 2010, Pages 278-285

  Peterson, M D ^a   Eisses, K J ^a  

^a Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Dredging; Harbors; Numerical models; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ALASKA; COOK INLET; EDDY STRUCTURES; HARBORS; INTERANNUAL; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; INTERTIDAL MUDFLATS; NUMERICAL AND PHYSICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL MODELS; PLANNING AND SCHEDULING; SEDIMENT LOADS; SEDIMENTATION RATES; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT LOADS; TIDAL CURRENTS; US ARMY;

ANCHORAGES (FOUNDATIONS); EDDY CURRENTS; ESTUARIES; EXPANSION; MILITARY ENGINEERING; MODELS; NAVIGATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; OCEAN CURRENTS; PORTS AND HARBORS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

DREDGING;

EID: 78951496025     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41121(388)17     Document Type: Conference Paper

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