Three dimensional sediment transport model of the Belgian coastal zone: application of the CART theory

Suspended sediment processes in the Belgian coastal zone are discussed by presenting the first results given by a 3D coupled hydrodynamic-sediment transport model covering the Southern Bight in North Sea. The hydrodynamic sub-model is three-dimensional, baroclinic and includes a refined turbulence closure. In the sediment transport sub-model, the dynamic of sediments is described by an evolution equation of the sediment concentration in the water column and an equation for the sediment load on the seabed. Sedimentation is modeled through the addition of a sedimentation velocity in the vertical... Mehr ...