Analysis and numerical modeling of the flow and sand dynamics in the lower Song Hau channel, Mekong Delta

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 147, Issue , 2017, Pages 62-77

  Xing, F ^a   Meselhe, E A ^a   Allison, M A ^a,b   Weathers, H D ^b  

^a The Water Institute of the Gulf   (United States)

^b Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel hydrodynamics; Lower Song Hau channel; Sand budget; Sand transport; Seasonal variations; Water budget

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; FLOW MODELING; HYDRODYNAMICS; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIVER DISCHARGE; SALINE INTRUSION; SAND; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRANSPORT PROCESS; WATER BUDGET;

MEKONG DELTA; MEKONG RIVER; VIET NAM;

EID: 85030857885     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: 18736955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2017.08.003     Document Type: Article

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