Physical processes in estuaries : [papers presented at an International Symposium on Physical Processes in Estuaries, held Sept. 9-12, 1986, in the Netherlands

In **Physical Processes in Estuaries** the present day knowledge of the physics of transport phenomena in estuaries and their mathematical treatment is summarized: It is divided into following parts: - Water movements in estuaries - Estuarine fronts and river plumes - Internal waves and interface stability - Fine sediment transport, aggregation of particles, settling velocity of mud flocs - Sedimentation and erosion of fine sediments. For each topic an up-to-date review and recommendations for future research are given, followed by results of original studies. Since estuarine environments are the first to be threatened by urbanization and industrial exploitation this book is an important tool for students and researchers of environmental problems as well as for consultants and water authorities. Front Matter....Pages I-XII Physical Processes in Estuaries: An Introduction....Pages 1-18 Front Matter....Pages 19-19 On Internal Waves in Partially Mixed and Stratified Tidal Flows....Pages 213-238 Internal Waves and Mixing in Stratified Estuarine Flows....Pages 239-254 On the Numerical Modelling of Stratified Flows....Pages 257-277 Algebraic Turbulence Model for Stratified Tidal Flows....Pages 278-291 Residual Circulation in and Classification of Shallow, Stratified Estuaries....Pages 21-41 Deterministic Diffusion, Effective Shear and Patchiness in Shallow Tidal Flows....Pages 42-52 Estuarine Fronts and River Plumes....Pages 55-69 Outflow and Three-Dimensional Spreading of Rhine River Water in the Netherlands Coastal Zone....Pages 70-92 Vertical Transport Across an Estuary Front....Pages 93-109 Spreading of a River Plume: Field Observations, Integral Model Analyses and Numerical Experiments....Pages 110-129 The Measurement and Modelling of Axial Convergence in Shallow Well-Mixed Estuaries....Pages 130-145 Turbulence and Mixing in Stratified Tidal Flows....Pages 149-180 The Advance of a Salt Wedge Front: Observations and Dynamical Model....Pages 181-195 The Structure of Turbulence in Partially Mixed Estuaries....Pages 196-210 Front Matter....Pages 293-293 Fine Sediment Particle Transport in Estuaries....Pages 295-310 River Outflow and Mud Deposition in a Monsoon-Dominated Coastal Environment....Pages 311-331 Hydrographic Measurements in the Turbidity Zone of the Weser Estuary....Pages 332-344 Aggregation of Particles, Settling Velocity of Mud Flocs A Review....Pages 347-403 Settling Velocity of Mud Flocs: Results of Field Measurements in the Elbe and the Weser Estuary....Pages 404-424 Front Matter....Pages 293-293 Laboratory Studies on Cohesive Sediment Deposition and Erosion....Pages 427-445 The Structure of a Bottom Sediment Boundary Layer in Central Long Island Sound....Pages 446-459 High Concentration Suspension (Fluid Mud) Layers in Estuaries....Pages 463-487 Small Strain, Low Shear Rate Rheometry of Cohesive Sediments....Pages 488-500 Mathematical Modelling of Mud Transport in Estuaries....Pages 503-531 Mud Transport Modelling....Pages 532-544 Physical Processes in Estuaries; Some Evaluating Remarks....Pages 547-551 Back Matter....Pages 553-560