Numerical simulation on seasonal transport variations and mechanisms of suspended sediment discharged from the Yellow River to the Bohai Sea

Journal of Geographical Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 923-937

  Li, Guosheng ^a,b   Wang, Hailong ^c   Liao, Heping ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^c GUANGDONG ELECTRIC POWER DESIGN INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

dynamic mechanism; numerical simulation; seasonal variation; suspended sediment transport; The Yellow River

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952054022     PISSN: 1009637X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11442-010-0821-6     Document Type: Article

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