Numerical simulations of suspended sediment dynamics due to seasonal forcing in the Mekong coastal area

Water (Switzerland)

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2016, Pages

  Vinh, Vu Duy ^a   Ouillon, Sylvain ^b,c   Thao, Nguyen Van ^a   Tien, Nguyen Ngoc ^d  

^a VAST   (Viet Nam)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c Pediatric Department   (Viet Nam)

^d GRADUATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Coastal hydraulics; Mathematical model; Mekong; Monsoon; River plume; Sediment transport; Suspended sediment

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL MODELS; RIVERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION;

CONTINENTAL SHELVES; FLUVIAL SEDIMENT; MEKONG; MODEL CONFIGURATION; MONSOON; RIVER PLUME; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS; WATER DISCHARGES;

SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; COASTAL ZONE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; ESTUARY; LOW FLOW; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER PLUME; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

MEKONG RIVER;

EID: 85010781797     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/W8060255     Document Type: Article

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