The roles of flow acceleration and deceleration in sediment suspension in the surf zone
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Abstract
Prediction of sediment suspension in the surf zone remains elusive. We explore how suspended sediment concentration at 19 cm above the bed in the mid-surf zone during a storm is influenced by flow acceleration and deceleration. There is a tendency for higher suspended sediment concentrations during onshore flow, with decelerating onshore flows having higher concentrations than steady, accelerating, or reversing flows. The development of models that exploit information on flow acceleration, deceleration, and flow reversal may lead to improved ability to predict suspended sediment transport in the surf zone and resulting geomorphic changes.
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Jaffe, B.E., La Selle, S., 2019, The roles of flow acceleration and deceleration in sediment suspension in the surf zone, in Coastal Sediments 2019, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida, May 27-31, 2019, p. 565-576, https://doi.org/10.1142/9789811204487_0050.
| Publication type | Conference Paper |
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| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | The roles of flow acceleration and deceleration in sediment suspension in the surf zone |
| DOI | 10.1142/9789811204487_0050 |
| Publication Date | May 16, 2019 |
| Year Published | 2019 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | World Scientific |
| Contributing office(s) | Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | 12 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Conference publication |
| Larger Work Title | Coastal Sediments 2019, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference |
| First page | 565 |
| Last page | 576 |
| Conference Title | 9th International Conference on Coastal Sediments 2019 |
| Conference Location | Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Conference Date | May 27-31, 2019 |