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  • ...astal defence schemes, considerable use is made of coarse-grained (gravel) sediment to replenish [[Coast erosion|eroding beaches]], often in conjunction with s ...made in process based numerical modelling systems for long and cross shore transport.
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  • ...e monitoring BSH-MARNET stations and catches the East-West and South-North cross-shore gradients in the German Bight. Additional near-transects are carried out us ...he onderwatertechnieken| echosounders]]) important information on sediment transport and [[coastal morphology]] '''(see link below)'''.
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  • ...ouths and navigation channels worldwide. It is described as the artificial transport of littoral drift across tidal entrances to help prevent accretion, on the ...coasts. Fig. 1 reflects just a sandy coast with a net alongshore sediment transport.<p>
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  • ...mic modelling forms the basis for many modelling studies, whether sediment transport, morphology, [[waves]], water quality and/or ecological changes are being i :# Sediment transport and corresponding changes in morphology, with a characteristic time scale o
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  • ...between the biotopes. These interrelations depend upon hydrology, sediment transport, [[Nutrient conversion in the marine environment|nutrient transfer]] and bi ...ersification of the system and the ecological improvement of the water and sediment quality very likely will increase the number of species <ref name="Ducker 2
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  • ...ill further developments, namely the physics and modelling of [[sediment]] transport, the wave-structure interaction analysis and loads determination, [[erosion ...available instrument to bring about improvements with respect to sediment transport, and [[erosion]].
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  • ...><ref>Yoon, H-D., Cox, D.T. and Kim, M. 2013. Prediction of time-dependent sediment suspension in the surf zone using artificial neural network. Coastal Engine ...littoral drift<ref>Bailard, J. A. 1981. An energetics total load sediment transport model for a plane sloping beach. J. Geophys. Res., 86: 10938–10954</ref>,
    29 KB (4,514 words) - 16:02, 21 September 2023
  • ...om flow accelerated in up-estuary direction. During ebb, vertical momentum transport reduces turbulent momentum dissipation by reducing the vertical shear of th ...owever, estuarine circulation is not the only cause of up-estuary sediment transport. Many field and model investigations show that tidal asymmetry due to non-l
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  • * pages on the website of Leo van Rijn https://www.leovanrijn-sediment.com/ ...ld be addressed in models for different types of coastal systems (sediment transport formulas are addressed in other articles)
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  • ...s that shape estuarine morphology through local erosion, sedimentation and transport processes are themselves strongly influenced by estuarine morphology. This ...tuarine facies models: conceptual basis and stratigraphic implications. J. Sediment. Petrol. 62: 1130–1146</ref>) as:
    87 KB (13,505 words) - 12:18, 20 January 2024
  • ...led “bedforms”), channel bends, turbulence, density currents, sediment transport, friction at the free surface, waves, irregularities of the cross section, ...cient can be estimated by <ref> Ackers, P. and White, W.R. (1973) Sediment Transport: New Approach and Analysis. Journal of the Hydraulics Division, ASCE, No. H
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  • ...riety of the governing phenomena. Indeed, it is very difficult to estimate sediment fluxes on beaches due to the combination of steady flows (currents) and osc ...> compared and fitted their formula to experimental flume data, simulating cross-shore dynamics (current opposite to incoming waves) for sheet-flow conditions esp
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  • Recently developed theories, describing tidal dynamics, salinity intrusion, sediment mechanics and their associated links with morphology have been shown to be ..., surges, waves, currents, temperature, salinity, turbidity, ice, sediment transport, and a range of biological and chemical components. Tides, surges and waves
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  • ...r delta |definition= A river delta is an accumulation of fluvially derived sediment that forms around the river mouth, where river water slows down as it enter ...delta, the delta morphology, depends on many factors such as waves, tides, sediment size and volumes, but also the space in which the delta grows <ref>Coleman,
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  • ..., tend to be much smoother in elevation and are characterized by a gentler cross-shore slope. Beach cusps appear under a wide variety of hydrodynamic conditions ( ==Flow and sediment characteristics==
    11 KB (1,666 words) - 16:48, 7 October 2022
  • * lower transport regime with flat bed, ribbons and ridges, ripples, dunes and bars, * upper transport regime with flat mobile bed and sand waves (anti-dunes).
    36 KB (5,526 words) - 12:43, 17 May 2024
  • ...t-related transport), by the oscillatory water motion itself (wave-related transport) as caused by the deformation of short waves under the influence of decreas ...es in conditions with an alluvial river bed. A typical feature of sediment transport along an alluvial bed is the generation of bed forms from small-scale rippl
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  • ...estuarine sediment deposition and erosion. The role of biota in estuarine sediment deposition and erosion is discussed in the article [[Biogeomorphology of co ...terms of commonly used mass flux functions. Simple analytical methods for sediment load are referenced, and for cohesive flocs the significance of fluid mud i
    63 KB (9,960 words) - 23:03, 28 April 2024
  • ...and sediment transport from rivers, as well as by saline marine water and sediment via tides, storm surges, waves and wind. There is a strong mutual interacti ...are influenced by the motion of fresh and saline waters. The transport of sediment, often a mix of sand and fines, involves a variety of mechanisms.
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  • ..., and hence processes of ocean-shelf transport and exchange. For example, transport from the open ocean across the shelf edge is estimated to bring most of the ...ge. Progress in Oceanography 35(4), 353-431.</ref>, Appendix A). That is, transport across depth contours is enabled by (i) time scales of a day or less, or (i
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