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Sediment Transport Processes and their Modelling Applications is a book which covers a wide range of topics. The effective management of many aquatic environments, requires a detailed understanding of sediment dynamics. This has both environmental and economic implications, especially where there is any anthropogenic involvement. Numerical models are often the tool used for predicting the transport and fate of sediment movement in these situations, as they can estimate the various spatial and temporal fluxes. However, the physical sedimentary processes can vary quite considerably depending upon whether the local sediments are fully cohesive, non-cohesive, or a mixture of both types. For this reason for more than half a century, scientists, engineers, hydrologists and mathematicians have all been continuing to conduct research into the many aspects which influence sediment transport. These issues range from processes such as scour, erosion and deposition, to how sediment process observations can be applied in sediment transport modelling frameworks. This book reports the findings from recent research in applied sediment transport which has been conducted in a wide range of aquatic environments. The research was carried out by researchers who specialise in the transport of sediments and related issues.

Sediment transport. --- Fluvial sediment transport --- Stream sediment transport --- Transport, Sediment --- Erosion --- Geological surface processes (geomorphology)

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Fluvial-Tidal Sedimentology provides information on the 'Tidal-Fluvial Transition', the transition zone between river and tidal environments, and includes contributions that address some of the most fundamental research questions, including how the morphology of the tidal-fluvial transition zone evolves over short (days) and long (decadal) time periods and for different tidal and fluvial regimes, the structure of the river flow as it varies in its magnitude over tidal currents and how this changes at the mixing interface between fresh and saline water and at the turbidity maximum, the role of suspended sediment in controlling bathymetric change and bar growth and the role of fine-grained sediment (muds and flocs), whether it is possible to differentiate between 'fluvial' and 'tidally' influenced bedforms as preserved in bars and within the adjacent floodplain and what are the diagnostic sedimentary facies of tidal-fluvial deposits and how are these different from 'pure' fluvial and tidal deposits, amongst other topics. The book presents the latest research on the processes and deposits of the tidal-fluvial transition, documenting recent major field programs that have quantified the flow, sediment transport, and bed morphology in tidal-fluvial zones. It uses description of contemporary environments and ancient outcrop analogues to characterize the facies change through the tidal-fluvial transition.

Sediment transport. --- River sediments. --- Sedimentology. --- Petrology --- Fluvial sediment transport --- Stream sediment transport --- Transport, Sediment --- Erosion --- Sediment transport --- Sedimentology --- Stream sediments --- Sediments (Geology)

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Amplified climate change and ecological sensitivity of polar and cold climate environments are key global environment issues. Understanding how projected climate change will alter surface environments in these regions is only possible when present day source-to-sink fluxes can be quantified. The book provides the first global synthesis and integrated analysis of environmental drivers and quantitative rates of solute and sedimentary fluxes in cold environments, and the likely impact of projected climate change. The focus on largely undisturbed cold environments allows ongoing climate change effects to be detected and, moreover, distinguished from anthropogenic impacts. A novel approach for co-ordinated and integrative process geomorphic research is introduced to enable better comparison between studies. This highly topical and multidisciplinary book, which includes case studies covering Arctic, Antarctic, and alpine environments, will be of interest to graduate students and researchers in the fields of geomorphology, sedimentology and global environmental change.

Sediment transport --- Sedimentation and deposition --- Geomorphology --- Geomorphic geology --- Physiography --- Physical geography --- Landforms --- Deposition and sedimentation --- Sedimentary processes --- Physical geology --- Fluvial sediment transport --- Stream sediment transport --- Transport, Sediment --- Erosion

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Simulating Nearshore Environments provides computer procedures that realistically represent nearshore processes and supplement or replace trial and error methodology. The procedures simulate transport by waves and fluvial processes on beaches and deltas at various scales. They will aid coastal engineers, oceanographers and sedimentary geologists who focus on both modern and ancient nearshore deposits. How do you simulate nearshore processes using a computer?

Coast changes --- Water waves --- Sediment transport --- Fluvial sediment transport --- Stream sediment transport --- Transport, Sediment --- Erosion --- Breakers --- Surface waves (Water) --- Hydrodynamics --- Waves --- Wind waves --- Coastal erosion --- Coasts --- Shore erosion --- Littoral drift --- Physical geography --- Computer simulation.

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Sedimentary dynamics of continental shelves

Issue --- Continental shelf. --- Marine sediments. --- Sediment transport. --- Fluvial sediment transport --- Stream sediment transport --- Transport, Sediment --- Erosion --- Continental margins --- Territorial waters --- Bottom deposits (Oceanography) --- Bottom sediments (Oceanography) --- Deep-sea deposits --- Deposits, Deep-sea --- Marine deposits --- Sediments, Marine --- Ocean bottom --- Sedimentation and deposition --- Submarine geology --- Sediments (Geology) --- SEDIMENTOLOGIE --- DEPOTS MILIEUX MIXTES --- DEPOTS MARINS --- MODALITES DEPOTS