Multiple scales of suspended sediment dynamics in a complex geometry estuary. ([2020?])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By Fernanda Minikowski Achete.
• Authors: Achete, Fernanda Minikowski
• Other Names: Technische Universiteit Delft, degree granting institution.
• Contents: 1 General introduction; 1.1 Background; 1.1.1 Hydrodynamics; 1.1.2 Sediment dynamics; 1.1.3 Sediment and ecology; 1.1.4 Spatial‐temporal scale; 1.1.5 Modeling framework; 1.2 Motivation: the CASCaDE II project and BDCP; 1.2.1 CASCaDE II project; 1.2.2 BDCP; 1.3 Research objectives; 1.4 Outline of the thesis 2 A 2D Process-Based Model for Suspended Sediment Dynamics: a first Step towards Ecological Modeling; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Study area and model; 2.2.1 Model description; 2.2.2 Initial and boundary conditions; 2.3 Results; 2.3.1 Calibration; 2.3.2 Suspended Sediment Dynamics (water year 2011); 2.3.3 Sensitivity analysis; 2.4 Discussion; 2.4.1 Spatial sediment distribution; 2.4.2 Sediment budget; 2.4.3 Sediment flux analysis; 2.4.4 Sediment deposition pattern; 2.4.5 Turbidity; 2.4.6 Data input discussion; 2.5 Conclusions; Appendix 2‐A: Hydrodynamic Calibration ; Appendix 2-B: SSC Calibration 3 Suspended Sediment Dynamics in a tidal channel network under Peak River Flow; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Study Area; 3.3 Methodology; 3.3.1 Model description; 3.3.2 Initial and boundary conditions; 3.3.3 Calculation of sediment discharge and bed level change; 3.3.4 Model calibration and dynamics; 3.4 Results; 3.4.1 Mass storage between Sacramento River stations; 3.4.2 Hydrodynamics; 3.4.3 Suspended sediment discharge; 3.5 Discussion; 3.5.1 Hydrodynamics; 3.5.2 Suspended sediment discharge; 3.5.3 Deposition pattern; 3.5.4 Tidal influence; 3.5.5 Simulating the second discharge peak; 3.5.6 Recommendations; 3.6 Conclusions 4 Impact of a sudden tidal prism increase in estuarine sediment flux: implications to remobilization of Hg-contaminated sediment 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Study area; 4.2.1 Model description; 4.2.2 Initial and boundary conditions ; 4.3 Results and discussion; 4.3.1 Hydrodynamic model; 4.3.2 Sediment Calibration; 4.3.3 Sediment dynamics; 4.3.4 Tidal prism step increase; 4.3.5 High river discharge events implications; 4.3.6 Sensitivity in sediment flux; 4.3.7 Morphological updating; 4.3.8 Tracking mercury‐contaminated sediment; 4.4 Conclusions 5 How important are climate change and foreseen engineering measures on the sediment dynamics in the San Francisco Bay-Delta system?; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Study Area; 5.2.1 Bay history; 5.3 Methodology; 5.3.1 Model description; 5.3.2 Scenarios; 5.4 Results; 5.4.1 Base‐Case scenario (BCS); 5.4.2 Scenarios comparison; 5.4.3 Pumping Scenario ‐ SacraP; 5.4.4 Flooded Island Scenario ‐ F‐isl; 5.4.5 Sea Level Rise scenario at 2100 ‐ SLRS; 5.4.6 Sea Level Rise scenario at 2100 and decrease of SSC‐ SLRS, 38%SSC; 5.4.7 Sea Level Rise scenario at 2100 and Pumping at Sacramento River ‐ SLR+SacraP; 5.4.8 Sea Level Rise scenario at 2100, Pumping at Sacramento River and Flooded Island ‐SLRS+SacraP+Fisl; 5.5 Discussion; 5.5.1 Process‐based model approach; 5.5.2 Scenarios sediment budget uncertainties; 5.5.3 Internal Impacts ‐ Pumping Scenario; 5.5.4 External Impacts ‐ SLR and SLR with decrease of SSC input; 5.5.5 Non predictable Impacts ‐ Levee Failure; 5.5.6 Yearly variability; 5.5.7 Ecological Impact; Recommendations; 5.6 Conclusions 6 Conclusions; 6.1 General; 6.2 Recommendations for future research 7 References
• Publisher Details: Leiden, The Netherlands : CRC Press/Balkema
• Publication Date: 2020
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (colour), maps (colour)
• Subjects: 627.122; Sediment transport; Estuarine sediments; Estuarine sediments; Sediment transport
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429605987; 0429605986
• Related ISBNs: 9781138029767; 1138029769
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.
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