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A Mathematical Model of the Effect of a Tidal Barrier on Siltation in an Estuary
M. W. Owen,N. V. M. Odd +1 more
- pp 457-485
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The mathematical model of silt movement in the Thames Estuary described in this paper forms part of a comprehensive investigation of the hydraulic aspects of means of preventing flooding in Central London as mentioned in this paper.Abstract:
The Greater London Council have commissioned the Hydraulics Research Station to carry out a comprehensive investigation of the hydraulic aspects of means of preventing flooding in Central London. The mathematical model of silt movement in the Thames Estuary described in this paper forms part of that investigation. The main purpose of the model was to attempt to reproduce the periodic pattern of suspended silt concentrations, and the location of the main areas of deposition of silt in the estuary: hence to test the effects of silt movement in the estuary of various tidal barriers proposed for flood protection.read more
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Bottom currents and fluviomarine sedimentation on the Mississippi Prodelta Shelf: February-May 1984
TL;DR: In this paper, surface winds and currents, temperature, and water transparency at heights of 1 and 5 m above bottom in 60 m of water were measured during the period from February 23 to May 2, 1984, at a site on the Mississippi delta.
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Suspended Sediment Transport in Rivers and Estuaries
M. Markofsky,G. Lang,R. Schubert +2 more
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Cohesive sediment transport modeling: European perspective
TL;DR: Ongoing and recently completed efforts in cohesive sediment transport research in Europe are described in this paper, with emphasis on the use of models as research tools Numerical models are increasingly used as virtual laboratories to study complex phenomena in which sediment-turbulence interactions play a central role.
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Pollution problems in relation to the Thames barrier
TL;DR: In this paper, a theoretical study was carried out to assess the effect on the condition of the water of the Thames Estuary of operating the barrier on a regular basis in such a way as to prevent water levels landwards of it falling below Newlyn Datum.
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The Thames barrier
TL;DR: The background to tidal flooding in the estuary and the events leading to the commissioning in 1968 of hydraulic studies to predict how the construction and operation of a barrier at different sites would affect river levels, tidal currents and siltation in the Thames are described.
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