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Estuarine sediments -- Mathematical models

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A Novel Approach To Flow And Sediment Transport Estimation In Estuaries And Bays, Hamed Moftakhari Rostamkhani Mar 2015

A Novel Approach To Flow And Sediment Transport Estimation In Estuaries And Bays, Hamed Moftakhari Rostamkhani

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Reliable estimates of river discharge and sediment transport to the ocean from large tidal rivers are vital for water resources management, efficient river and harbor management, navigational purposes, and climate analyses. Due to the difficulties inherent in measuring tidal-river discharge, hydrological and sedimentological records are typically too short to adequately characterize long-term (decadal) trends. Also, uncertainties associated with observation and calibration of hydrological models suggest a need for more accurate methods based on longer records of hydrodynamic parameters (e.g. tides). Tidal theory indicates that tides and river discharge interact through quadratic bed friction, which diminishes and distorts the tidal wave …