Explains the causes, mechanisms and dimension of sedimentation in a tidal river combining fluvial and marine processes

Addresses all the complexities arising from interactions of fluvial, estuarine and coastal sedimentation processes

Describes all the hydrodynamic and geomorphological characteristics of the Rupnarayan River

Inhalt

1.Introduction.- 2.Channel Forms and Patterns.- 3.Stream Hydraulics.- 4.Tidal Character.- 5.Sediment Load.- 6.Bed Load Sediment Texture.- 7.Available and Critical Shear Stress: Initiation of Motion.- 8.Environment of Sediment Deposition.- 9.Understanding the Sources of Sediments from Mineral composition An X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) based analysis.- 10.Conclusion.