The effects of flocculation and bed erodibility on modeling cohesive sediment resuspension

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Son, Minwoo ^a   Hsu, Tian Jian ^a  

^a University of Delaware   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; EROSION; FLOCCULATION; FRACTAL DIMENSION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SHEAR STRESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; YIELD STRESS;

BED SHEAR STRESSS; COHESIVE SEDIMENTS; CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS; CRITICAL SHEAR STRESS; DEGREES OF COMPLEXITY; ERODIBILITY; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; FLOC SIZE; FLOCCULATION MODEL; MAIN PROCESS; MODEL RESULTS; MODEL STUDY; NUMERICAL MODELS; OBSERVED DATA; PARAMETERIZED; SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION; SETTLING VELOCITY; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; TIDAL FLOW; YIELD STRENGTH;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BEDLOAD; BOTTOM STRESS; COHESIVE SEDIMENT; ERODIBILITY; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; FLOCCULATION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; RESUSPENSION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SETTLING VELOCITY; SHEAR STRESS; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; TIDAL CYCLE; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EMS ESTUARY;

EID: 79953253721     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JC006352     Document Type: Article

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