La Loire, de la Maine à la mer
Observations et suivis environnementaux
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Mathematical modelling of cohesive sediment and particul contaminants transport in Loire estuary
Introduction
Model description
– Hydrodynamics
– Sediment transport
– Bottom discretization
– The Erosion term
– Settling velociy
– Lateral sliding
– Shear stregth and consolidation
– Implications of the multivariate transport software
Result
– Background
– Sediment distribution
– Tidal effects
– River flow variations
– Sediment balance
– Fate of particulate discharge. Trapping in the turbidity maximum area
Discussion and conclusion