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Grain size trends associated with net sediment transport patterns: An example from the Belgian continental shelf

Grain size trends associated with net sediment transport patterns: An example from the Belgian continental shelf
Grain size trends associated with net sediment transport patterns: An example from the Belgian continental shelf
Grain size trends in relation to net sediment transport pathways are examined, using some commonly-used grain size parameters. The results of the trend analysis (for 15 types of the trends) are compared with a known net sediment transport pathways established on the basis of the sandbank hydro- and sediment-dynamics (i.e. general water and sediment movement patterns and bedform asymmetry). It is shown that: (1) the results for grain size trends associated with “a worsening in sorting along the transport pathways” have little similarity to transport pathways; (2) the results for grain size trends associated with “an improvement in sorting along the transport pathways” have relatively high degree of similarity to the identified pathways; and (3) the residual pattern, derived on the basis of a combined grain size trend used elsewhere (Gao and Collins, 1992), appears to be most similar and suitable for defining transport pathways.
0025-3227
171-185
Gao, S.
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Collins, M.
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Lanckneus, J.
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De Moor, G.
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Van Lancker, V.
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Gao, S.
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Collins, M.
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Lanckneus, J.
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De Moor, G.
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Van Lancker, V.
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Gao, S., Collins, M., Lanckneus, J., De Moor, G. and Van Lancker, V. (1994) Grain size trends associated with net sediment transport patterns: An example from the Belgian continental shelf. Marine Geology, 121 (3-4), 171-185. (doi:10.1016/0025-3227(94)90029-9).

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Grain size trends in relation to net sediment transport pathways are examined, using some commonly-used grain size parameters. The results of the trend analysis (for 15 types of the trends) are compared with a known net sediment transport pathways established on the basis of the sandbank hydro- and sediment-dynamics (i.e. general water and sediment movement patterns and bedform asymmetry). It is shown that: (1) the results for grain size trends associated with “a worsening in sorting along the transport pathways” have little similarity to transport pathways; (2) the results for grain size trends associated with “an improvement in sorting along the transport pathways” have relatively high degree of similarity to the identified pathways; and (3) the residual pattern, derived on the basis of a combined grain size trend used elsewhere (Gao and Collins, 1992), appears to be most similar and suitable for defining transport pathways.

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Published date: 1994

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Local EPrints ID: 192455
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/192455
ISSN: 0025-3227
PURE UUID: 2ad77271-7bf3-4e97-ac36-8d590f74663d

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Author: S. Gao
Author: M. Collins
Author: J. Lanckneus
Author: G. De Moor
Author: V. Van Lancker

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