Reduction in density of suspended - sediment - laden natural waters
DRS at CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography
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Reduction in density of suspended - sediment - laden natural waters
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Creator |
Joseph, A.
Desa, E. Desa, E. Smith, D. Peshwe, V.B. VijayKumar, K. Desa, J.A.E. |
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Subject |
resuspended sediments
density tidal cycles turbidity estuaries |
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Description |
Pressure measurements made in various turbid natural waters have led to the inference that the effective depth-mean in-situ density values peff of these waters are less than (approx equal to 2.70%) their static bulk densities and also (approx equal to 0.4% - 4.5%) that of the density of the same water without suspended sediment. Teh values of peff in a given site differed from one tidal cycle to another (approx equal to 1.9%). These values varied slightly (less than 0.8%) from mid-tide to slack water of the same tidal cycle, with peff being lower at mid-tide. It was found that the use of bulk deisity to estimate tidal height gave an under-estimation of tidal range (upto 7%). The under-estimation has been corrected (to within plus or minus 1.5%) with the use of peff parameter. For clear waters there was no observable under-estimation in tidal range. The observations strongly suggest that suspended sediments play a hitherto unknown role in the apparent in-situ density reduction effect seen in turbid natural waters.
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Date |
2009-01-12T09:05:26Z
2009-01-12T09:05:26Z 1997 |
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Conference Article
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Identifier |
Proceedings of the Second Indian National Conference on Harbour and Ocean Engineering (Inchoe-97), Thiruvananthapuram, December 7-10, 1997. Vol. 2, 708-718p.
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/2023 |
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Language |
en
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Rights |
Copyright [1997]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
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Publisher |
Cent. for Earth Sci. Stud., Cochin (India)
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