Effect of Tidal Range, Temperature and Fresh Water on the Amount of Silt in Suspension in an Estuary

Jackson, Wh

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“…The relationship between silt content and other recorded variables fit the equation S = 907 -18.21T + 6.04Q + 26.67R, where S was the average milligrams oE dry solids per liter, T the river temperature in "F at the time of the observation, Q the inflow from the rivers Ouse and Trcnt in thousands of cubic feet per second, and R the tidal range in feet on the day in question (Jackson 1964a). In a later report, the relationship with river flow was omitted and the regression constants slightly modified (Jackson 1964b) to give the equation S=457+25R-38t,…”

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Studies on the Seasonal Variation of the Suspended Matter in the Menai Straits. I. The Inorganic Fraction

Buchan¹,

Floodgate²,

Crisp³

1967

Limnology & Oceanography

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The ash weight of material suspended in the waters of the Menai Straits was measured twice weekly between May 1962 and May 1963. The amount was much greater in winter than in summer and greater during spring than during neap tide periods. No differences could be detcctcd between the ebb and flood periods within a single tidal cycle. The variations in ash weight correlated strongly with temperature but not with rainfall. There was a significant correlation between ash weight and the temperature-related variables, ut and estimated freshwater runoff, but neither was significant after the effect of temperature was eliminated. The suspended burden was greater during periods of easterly winds, but no relationship could be established with wind velocity. The seasonal changes could not be attributed to changes in thermal instability or viscosity, The variations are thought to be caused by biological rather than by physical processes.

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