Sediment discharge measurement and calculation: Techniques for use at river gauging stations

The terms 'wash load', 'suspended bed material load' and 'bed load' are not clearly defined but, if applied with care, provide a useful basis for sub-dividing the total discharge of sediment in a river for the purpose of measurement. The accuracy with which each of the three types of sediment transport must be measured will depend on their...

A preliminary investigation into the possibility of erosion in the area of the Flemish banks

A knowledge of the distribution of sediment in terms of bed and suspended load is essential for a good working description, both qualitative and quantitative, of a coastal sea. A variety of physical, chemical and biological processes in coastal waters are directly connected to, or influenced by, the sediment regime present there. Physical...