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The physics of sediment transport, resuspension, and deposition

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The physics of sediment transport, resuspension and deposition is reviewed. First, the general problem is described and then emphasis is given to recent quantitative research in Lakes Ontario, Michigan and Erie. In this discussion, some original calculations are presented to show that Ekman layer sediment transport is important in determining the deposition areas in deep lakes.

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  1. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory/NOAA, 2300 Washtenaw Avenue, 48104, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.

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GLERL Contribution No. 436

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Bennett, J.R. The physics of sediment transport, resuspension, and deposition. Hydrobiologia 149, 5–12 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00048642

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