The influence of channel deepening on estuarine turbidity levels anddynamics, as exemplified by the Ems estuary

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 139, Issue , 2014, Pages 46-59

  De Jonge, Victor N ^a   Schuttelaars, Henk M ^b   van Beusekom, Justus E E ^c   Talke, Stefan A ^d   de Swart, Huib E ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d Portland State University   (United States)

^e UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dredging; Model; Suspended matter; Tidal dynamics; Turbidity maximum

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISCHARGE; DRAG; ESTUARINE FRONT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIMULATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TIDAL CHANNEL; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY;

EMS ESTUARY;

EID: 84893397316     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.12.030     Document Type: Article

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