This volume is the product of the International Conference on Cohesive Sediment Transport (INTERCOH 2003) held at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, U.S.A., during October 1-4, 2003. The topics included in this monograph range from basic research on cohesive sediment dynamics to practical applications. Also included with this book is a database that contains all experimental results as well as a comparison of numerical simulation results supported by the COSINUS project. * Provides fundamental knowledge of the dynamics of cohesive sediments * Presents practical applications of new finds on sedimentary processes * Includes valuable ready-for-use data.

Papers presented at the International Conference on Cohesive Sediment Transport, held in Gloucester Point, Virginia, October 1-4, 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Cover -- Front Cover -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Preliminary findings of a study of the upper reaches of the Tamar Estuary, UK, throughout a complete tidal cycle: Part I: Linking hydrodynamic and sediment cycles -- Preliminary findings of a study of the upper reaches of the Tamar Estuary, UK, throughout a complete tidal cycle: Part II: In-situ floc spectra observations -- Aggregation and breakage rates in the flocculation of estuarine cohesive sediments -- An experimental study into the evolution of the size distribution of kaolinite flocs -- Constancy of the relation between floe size and density in San Francisco Bay -- Effects of different erosion techniques on sediment beds in the laboratory -- Approximate equations for sediment erosion rates -- Estimation of annual average propeller erosion rate in San Diego Bay, California -- Organic-rich fine sediments in Florida, Part 1: Sources & nature -- Organic-rich fine sediments in Florida, Part II: Resuspension in a lake -- A modular entrainment model for cohesive sediment -- On the sedimentation rate of cohesive sediment -- A preliminary study on the hindered settling of kaolinite flocs -- A parameterized consolidation model for cohesive sediments -- Estimation of mud rheological parameters using genetic algorithm for a two-layer wave-mud system -- The critical diameter for distinguishing bed material load and wash load of sediment in the Yangtze Estuary, China -- Seasonal variability of suspended particulate matter observed from SeaWiFS images near the Belgian coast -- A semi-analytical model for confined fluid mud flow in estuaries -- A preliminary implication of the constant erosion rate model to simulate turbidity maximums in the York River, Virginia, USA -- Sensitivity of estuarine turbidity maximum to settling velocity, tidal mixing, and sediment supply -- Fine sediment transport in Ariake Bay, Japan -- Quadratic profile approach for profile evolutions on intertidal mud flat -- Plume dispersion modelling using dynamic representation of trailer dredger source terms -- Modeling fine sediment resuspension due to vessel passage -- Capping of a contaminated soft cohesive sediment bed in Stryker Bay, Minnesota -- Neural networks in sedimentation modelling for the approach channel of the port area of Rotterdam -- The COSINUS datebase for cohesive sediment transport in estuaries and coastal zones (with the database in the attached CD) -- List of Contributors -- Last Page.

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