Title

Modeling sediment movement in the turbidity maximum of an estuary

Authors

Allbert Kuo, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Maynard M. Nichols, Virginia Institute of Marine ScienceFollow
James Lewis

Files

Document Type

Book

Department/Program

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Publication Date

1978

Publisher

Virginia Water Resources Research Center

City

Blacksburg, VA

Series

Bulletin (Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Water Resources Research Center) ; 111.

Abstract

This research developed a two-dimensional, time-dependent numerical model to simulate the movement of water and suspended sediment in the turbidity maximum of an estuary. This model is a systematic sequence of mathematical procedures derived from the mass-balance equation and the equation of motion. Lateral integration is used to obtain two-dimensional equations; these equations are integrated with depth over the height of successive layers. Finite difference equations then are written for each layer and solved numerically using prescribed boundary conditions.

Keywords

Estuarine sediments -- Mathematical models, Sediment transport -- Mathematical models, Turbidity -- Mathematical models

Recommended Citation

Kuo, Allbert; Nichols, Maynard M.; and Lewis, James, "Modeling sediment movement in the turbidity maximum of an estuary" (1978). Books. 4.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/book/4