| Abstract: | Measurements of suspended sediment concentrations at several deep-channel stations in San Francisco Bay are reviewed. Sediment concentrations are found to be strongly correlated with delta outflow, tidal, and spring/neap variations. However, little to no correlation is observed between wind speed and sediment concentration in the deep channel. A two-dimensional depth-averaged sediment transport model has been developed which includes the effects of tidal and spring-neap variations and wind-generated resuspension. During a period of low delta outflow, the model successfully reproduces field measurements of suspended sediment concentration at a station in San Pablo Bay. The model is found to be most sensitive to critical shear stresses, settling velocity, and the erosion rate constant. |
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| Citation Author: | McDonald, Ellen, Thomas; Cheng, Ralph, T. |
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| Citation Editor: | Spaulding Malcolm L.Bedford KeithBlumberg AlanCheng RalphSwanson Craig |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Issues related to modeling the transport of suspended sediments in Northern San Francisco Bay, California; 1994; Conference Paper; McDonald, Ellen, Thomas; Cheng, Ralph, T. |
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| Text: | Issues related to modeling the transport of suspended sediments in Northern San Francisco Bay, California; 1994; Conference Paper; McDonald, Ellen, Thomas; Cheng, Ralph, T. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | Publ by ASCE |
