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Abstract
Of the two operationally defined phases of fluvial-sediment transport – suspended load and bedload – collection of suspended-load data is the more common. This is a reflection of a number of factors including the general predominance of suspended load over bedload in mass transport and the greater difficulty and costs associated with collecting bedload data. Acquisition of suspended-sediment data for sediment-transport computations requires collection of water-sediment samples that represent, or can be reliably adjusted to represent, the mean discharge-weighted concentration and particle-size distribution in a cross section at the time of sample collection. Analytical results from a sufficient number of representative samples obtained with concurrent water-discharge values are needed to compute suspended-sediment discharge for the period of interest.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Suspended-sediment transport measurement |
| Year Published | 2007 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
| Contributing office(s) | Office of Surface Water |
| Description | 5 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Other Government Series |
| Larger Work Title | Encyclopedia of Water Science |
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