Date of Award
12-2021
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.S.
Degree Program
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Department
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Major Professor
Dr. Robert Mahon
Second Advisor
Dr. Mark Kulp
Third Advisor
Dr. Madeline Foster-Martinez
Fourth Advisor
Dr. Ioannis Georgiou
Abstract
Insights into transformative coastal processes are unlocked though understanding sediment transport mechanisms in fine-grained delta front environments. Movement of fine-grained sediments on delta fronts is not wholly explained through advection settling models. While advection settling models generally assume deposition into a still body, numerical modeling of sediment re-entrainment suggests there may be tidal, wave, and/or non-steady hydrograph influences allowing particles to reach greater distances by altering the decelerating velocity field. This research explores both an advection settling model and a mass conservation Rouse profile model to understand the irreducible delta front processes controlling sediment deposition. Using field data collected on the Wax Lake Delta, Louisiana, USA, the irreducible processes of a fluvially dominated delta are quantified to understand the influences of riverine and coastal processes.
Recommended Citation
Noel, Sarah, "Fine Grained Delta Front Sediment Transport" (2021). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 2938.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2938
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