Estimation of bed shear stress and settling velocity with inertial dissipation method of suspended sediment concentration in cohesive sediment environments

In steady uniform boundary layers, the dynamics of sediment resuspension and transport are controlled by near-bed turbulence, often quantified by bed shear stress, τb. Over the past few decades, various methods have been developed to infer bed shear stress using noninvasive, high-resolution flow obs...

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Main Authors: Jongwi Chang, Guan-hong Lee, Ojudoo Darius Ajama, Wenjian Li
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2024.1475565/full
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description In steady uniform boundary layers, the dynamics of sediment resuspension and transport are controlled by near-bed turbulence, often quantified by bed shear stress, τb. Over the past few decades, various methods have been developed to infer bed shear stress using noninvasive, high-resolution flow observations from acoustic instruments. However, there is room for improvement in these methods. This study adopts an inertial dissipation method for sediment (IDM_Sed) to improve the accuracy of shear stress estimation from suspended sediment concentrations (SSC) and to evaluate IDM_Sed performance in cohesive sediment environments by incorporating more accurate, time- and elevation-varying settling velocities. Comprehensive observations were conducted on the Songdo tidal flats over more than one month in 2023, using both acoustic and optical instruments. Our results suggest that the improved IDM_Sed enhances the accuracy of computed shear stress. In cohesive environments, this method captures trends in shear stress induced by current velocity and incorporates influences from sediment concentration. Moreover, the enhancement of shear stress calculation in IDM_Sed, incorporating SSC and in-situ observed shear velocities, proposes a novel method to compute time-varying settling velocities from shear stress.
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spelling doaj-art-1d640133cdb44f27a178035632b7cd3c2025-02-10T10:18:58ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Marine Science2296-77452024-12-011110.3389/fmars.2024.14755651475565Estimation of bed shear stress and settling velocity with inertial dissipation method of suspended sediment concentration in cohesive sediment environmentsJongwi Chang0Guan-hong Lee1Ojudoo Darius Ajama2Wenjian Li3Department of Oceanography, Inha University, Incheon, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Oceanography, Inha University, Incheon, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Oceanography, Inha University, Incheon, Republic of KoreaKey Laboratory of Marine Geology and Environment, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, ChinaIn steady uniform boundary layers, the dynamics of sediment resuspension and transport are controlled by near-bed turbulence, often quantified by bed shear stress, τb. Over the past few decades, various methods have been developed to infer bed shear stress using noninvasive, high-resolution flow observations from acoustic instruments. However, there is room for improvement in these methods. This study adopts an inertial dissipation method for sediment (IDM_Sed) to improve the accuracy of shear stress estimation from suspended sediment concentrations (SSC) and to evaluate IDM_Sed performance in cohesive sediment environments by incorporating more accurate, time- and elevation-varying settling velocities. Comprehensive observations were conducted on the Songdo tidal flats over more than one month in 2023, using both acoustic and optical instruments. Our results suggest that the improved IDM_Sed enhances the accuracy of computed shear stress. In cohesive environments, this method captures trends in shear stress induced by current velocity and incorporates influences from sediment concentration. Moreover, the enhancement of shear stress calculation in IDM_Sed, incorporating SSC and in-situ observed shear velocities, proposes a novel method to compute time-varying settling velocities from shear stress.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2024.1475565/fullbed shear stresssettling velocityinertial dissipation methodsuspended sediment concentrationcohesive sediment
spellingShingle Jongwi Chang
Guan-hong Lee
Ojudoo Darius Ajama
Wenjian Li
Estimation of bed shear stress and settling velocity with inertial dissipation method of suspended sediment concentration in cohesive sediment environments
Frontiers in Marine Science
bed shear stress
settling velocity
inertial dissipation method
suspended sediment concentration
cohesive sediment
title Estimation of bed shear stress and settling velocity with inertial dissipation method of suspended sediment concentration in cohesive sediment environments
title_full Estimation of bed shear stress and settling velocity with inertial dissipation method of suspended sediment concentration in cohesive sediment environments
title_fullStr Estimation of bed shear stress and settling velocity with inertial dissipation method of suspended sediment concentration in cohesive sediment environments
title_full_unstemmed Estimation of bed shear stress and settling velocity with inertial dissipation method of suspended sediment concentration in cohesive sediment environments
title_short Estimation of bed shear stress and settling velocity with inertial dissipation method of suspended sediment concentration in cohesive sediment environments
title_sort estimation of bed shear stress and settling velocity with inertial dissipation method of suspended sediment concentration in cohesive sediment environments
topic bed shear stress
settling velocity
inertial dissipation method
suspended sediment concentration
cohesive sediment
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2024.1475565/full
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