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g
hsed
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i,j, k
n
p, Psurf
q
qB' qs
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r x,n' ry,n' rz,n'
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Symbols and definitions
Courant numbers
sediment concentration in the fluid
sediment concentration at time step n
grain size
grid spacing
1
sedimentological grain diameter
(p'g\3 d
~7)
form factor
cm
gravitational acceleration
g cm- 2 S-I
change of bottom topography due to erosion, trans- cm
port, and deposition
water depth
cm
zonal, meridional, and vertical grid indices
time step, n=l, 2, 3, ...
pressure, surface pressure
total sediment transport
bed load and suspension load transport
sediment source term
zonal, meridional, and vertical location inside of the
numerical grid at time step n
location of a particle
time, time at time step n, starting time
temperature
salinity
zonal, meridional, and vertical velocity components
reduced zonal and meridional bottom velocity components
three-dimensional and two-dimensional velocity
vector
settling velocity, total vertical velocity
g cm- I S-I
cm3 cm-I S-I
cm3 cm- I S-I
cm3 cm-I S-2
cm
cm
s
DC
%0
cm S-I
cm S-I
zonal, meridional, and vertical component of the grid cm
time step
s
zonal, meridional, and vertical grid spacing
sediment porosity
three- and two-dimensional Laplacian operator
dynamic viscosity of seawater
kinematic viscosity of seawater
bottom slope
cm
cm- I
g cm- I S-I
cm2 S-I