Sediment trapping in estuaries

H Burchard, HM Schuttelaars… - Annual review of marine …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Estuarine turbidity maxima (ETMs) are generated by a large suite of hydrodynamic and
sediment dynamic processes, leading to longitudinal convergence of cross-sectionally …

Sediment resuspension and nepheloid layers induced by long internal solitary waves shoaling orthogonally on uniform slopes

D Bourgault, M Morsilli, C Richards, U Neumeier… - Continental Shelf …, 2014 - Elsevier
Two-dimensional, nonlinear and nonhydrostatic field-scale numerical simulations are used
to examine the resuspension, dispersal and transport of mud-like sediment caused by the …

Modeling the tidal channel morphodynamics in a macro-tidal embayment, Hangzhou Bay, China

D Xie, Z Wang, S Gao, HJ De Vriend - Continental Shelf Research, 2009 - Elsevier
The Hangzhou Bay is a macro-tidal bay located to the south of the Changjiang estuary in
China. Along its northern shore, a large-scale tidal channel system has developed, which …

Suspended sediment transport in the Deepwater Navigation Channel, Yangtze River Estuary, China, in the dry season 2009: 2. Numerical simulations

D Song, XH Wang - Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
A three‐dimensional wave‐current‐sediment coupled numerical model with wetting and
drying process is developed to understand hydrodynamics and sediment transport dynamics …

Numerical simulation and analysis of water and suspended sediment transport in Hangzhou Bay, China

J Huang, R Yuan, J Zhu - Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hangzhou Bay is a large, high-turbidity shallow bay located on the southern side of the
Changjiang Estuary, China. The process and dynamic mechanisms of water and sediment …

The impacts of land reclamation on suspended-sediment dynamics in Jiaozhou Bay, Qingdao, China

GD Gao, XH Wang, XW Bao, D Song, XP Lin… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2018 - Elsevier
A three-dimensional, high-resolution tidal model coupled with the UNSW sediment model
(UNSW-Sed) based on Finite Volume Coastal Ocean Model (FVCOM) was set up to study …

Dynamics of sediment transport and stratification in Changjiang River Estuary, China

L Li, Z He, Y Xia, X Dou - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Suspended sediment transport and stratification in the entire Changjiang River Estuary were
examined using the field data of sea-surface level, currents, salinity, and suspended …

Lateral variation of tidal mixing asymmetry and its impact on the longitudinal sediment transport in turbidity maximum zone of salt wedge estuary

L Teng, H Cheng, E Zhang, Y Wang - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The lateral bathymetry in the estuary results in different degrees of tidal mixing asymmetry,
which has significant impacts on the longitudinal sediment transport by changing the …

Tide-induced suspended sediment transport: Depth-averaged concentrations and horizontal residual fluxes

Q Yu, YP Wang, B Flemming, S Gao - Continental Shelf Research, 2012 - Elsevier
In coastal and estuarine waters, depth-averaged suspended sediment concentration
(DASSC) at a fixed observation site has two sources: local resuspension and advection …

Positive Feedback Between the Tidal Flat Variations and Sediment Dynamics: An Example Study in the Macro‐Tidal Turbid Hangzhou Bay

L Li, Y Ren, T Ye, XH Wang, J Hu… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tidal flat variations (curvature) in macro‐tidal turbid bays highly correlate with sediment
dynamics. Interactions between tidal flats and sediment dynamics in macro‐tidal turbid …