| In order to determine the fate of the fine particles and adsorbed contaminants in·a short macrotidal èstuary, a mathematical modelling system for cohesive suspended mater transport and bottom evolution, including a new consolidation algorithm, is developed. An analysis of successive erosion, transport and deposi~ion processes due to tidal forcing is given and comparisons with field data are provided. A description of mean-term bottom variations has been attempted and is partially validated by differential soundings. |
