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Sediment Transport Models

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Morphodynamic models

Definition

Sediment transport models refer to numerical models that describe mobilization, migration, and settling of sediment in fluids (e.g., water and air).

Introduction

Sediment transport is a dynamic process occurring persistently in the earth system wherever there is moving water or air. Its direct consequence is a gradual change of the earth surface landform, which may significantly affect the habitats not only for human but also for large ecosystems. In shallow water, sediment transport is caused mainly by a combined action of surface gravity waves and currents, while in deep sea it is mainly controlled by dense water circulations and internal waves. Benefited from a continuous development of computational facilities, sediment transport modeling has become a popular tool for addressing many environmental and engineering problems.

Sediment transport in natural waters can be divided into two major modes, namely bed-load and suspended-load transport...

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  1. MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Leobener Str. 1, D28359, Bremen, Germany

    Wenyan Zhang

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  1. Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland

    Jan Harff

  2. Institute of Geography and Geology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany

    Martin Meschede

  3. Leibiniz Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany

    Sven Petersen

  4. Academy of Sciences, Humanities, and Lit c/o Helmholtz-Center for Ocean Research, Kiel, Germany

    Jörn Thiede

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Zhang, W. (2014). Sediment Transport Models. In: Harff, J., Meschede, M., Petersen, S., Thiede, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Marine Geosciences. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6644-0_176-1

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