Effects of bottom slope, flocculation and hindered settling on the coupled dynamics of currents and suspended sediment in highly turbid estuaries, a simple model

Ocean Dynamics

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 311-327

  Donker, Jasper J A ^a   De Swart, Huib E ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Estuarine dynamics; Estuarine turbidity maximum; Gravitational circulation; Sediment dynamics; Sediment gravity flows; Slope currents

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; ESTUARINE TURBIDITY MAXIMUM; SEDIMENT DYNAMIC; SEDIMENT GRAVITY FLOW; SLOPE CURRENTS;

DYNAMICS; FLOCCULATION; MIXING; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TURBIDITY;

ESTUARIES;

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISCHARGE; EROSION; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FLOCCULATION; GRAVITY FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; SLOPE; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

EID: 84877812169     PISSN: 16167341     EISSN: 16167228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10236-013-0593-5     Document Type: Article

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