Sediment Transport
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Sediment transport is the mechanism that translates the work of hydrodynamic processes into morphological change. Without a transport of sediment, there would be no beaches. Significant progress has been made on the topic of non-cohesive sediment transport in wave-dominated settings since the first publication of this chapter. This especially applies to the study of sheet flow, and the effects of acceleration skewness and breaker-generated turbulence on sediment mobilization. Following an introductory section, techniques for measuring sediment transport are described, providing context for the following sections. Section 3 discusses the physical mechanisms that mobilize the sediment and suspend sand into the water column. Processes resulting in cross-shore (onshore/offshore) sediment transport, and ultimately beach erosion and accretion, are described in Section 4 and longshore sediment transport in Section 5. Finally, sediment transport in the swash zone is discussed in Section 6.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Treatise on Geomorphology |
Editors | Douglas J. Sherman |
Number of pages | 39 |
Volume | 8 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Publication date | 2022 |
Edition | 2. |
Pages | 122-160 |
Chapter | 8.06 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780128182345 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780128182352 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2022 |
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- Beach processes, Bedload transport, Cross-shore sediment transport, Longshore sediment transport, Sediment concentration, Sediment transport models, Sheet flow, Shoreface, Surf and swash zone, Suspended sediment transport
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