Simulating sediment transport processes in San Pablo Bay using coupled hydrodynamic, wave, and sediment transport models

Marine Geology

Volumn 345, Issue , 2013, Pages 235-253

  Bever, Aaron J ^a   MacWilliams, Michael L ^a  

^a Delta Modeling Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel and shoals; Numerical modeling; San Francisco Bay; San Pablo Bay; Sediment transport; Shallow water

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL AND SHOALS; SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; SAN PABLO BAY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT PROCESS; SHALLOW WATERS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS;

FLUID DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODELS; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEDIMENTATION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TIDES; WATER LEVELS; WAVES;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESUSPENSION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TEMPORAL VARIATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TIDAL CURRENT; TIDAL RANGE; WIND WAVE;

CALIFORNIA; SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY; SAN PABLO BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887193186     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2013.06.012     Document Type: Article

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