A depth-averaged two-dimensional sediment transport model for environmental studies in the Scheldt Estuary and tidal river network

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 128, Issue , 2013, Pages 27-39

  Gourgue, O ^a   Baeyens, W ^b   Chen, M S ^b   de Brauwere, A ^a,b   de Brye, B ^a   Deleersnijder, E ^a   Elskens, M ^b   Legat, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Depth averaged; Estuary; Fine sediments; Flocculation; Model; River; Scheldt; SLIM

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICALS; DEPTH-AVERAGED; FINE SEDIMENTS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SCHELDT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT MODEL; SLIM; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS;

BIOACTIVITY; COMPLEX NETWORKS; DYNAMICS; ESTUARIES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOCCULATION; MODELS; RIVERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; TOOLS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

COHESIVE SEDIMENT; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOCCULATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RIVER BANK; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

SCHELDT BASIN; WESTERSCHELDE;

EID: 84889099087     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2013.03.014     Document Type: Article

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