Estimating Sediment Flux for Coastal Inlets in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
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This Technical Note (TN) describes herein an approach to estimating the amount of sediment that passes through an estuary inlet in the Gulf of Mexico in terms of sediment yield per year. Estimated values for the Weeks Bay estuary and the approach taken to obtain the values are provided as guidance for other estuaries. The TN is in direct support of the Mississippi State University lead project “Modeling Mobile Bay Sediments and Pollutants with New Technologies”, and is a continuation of the Sediment Budget Template, SBT (Sharp 2007).
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