A simple method to determine the settling velocity distribution from settling velocity tubes

J. Malarkey; C.F. Jago; R. Hubner; Sarah Jones

doi:10.1016/j.csr.2013.01.018

A simple method to determine the settling velocity distribution from settling velocity tubes

J. Malarkey
, C.F. Jago
, R. Hubner
, Sarah Jones

School of Ocean Sciences

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) ; (NE/1027223/1)

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Abstract

Settling velocity tubes (SVTs), as originally proposed by Owen (1976), remain important instruments to determine in-situ sediment settling velocity distributions, particularly in estuaries. Because there is still a need for SVTs in the field, this note provides the theoretical basis for the analysis of the samples taken from SVTs; together with a MATLAB script to execute this analysis and detailed documentation on its use. The script, which is based on Jones and Jago's (1996) original procedure, includes two additional constraints on the slopes of the curve fitted to the percentage of sediment in suspension with time, which help to control the fit

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	82-89
Journal	Continental Shelf Research
Volume	56
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2013.01.018
Publication status	Published - 8 Feb 2013

Access to Document

10.1016/j.csr.2013.01.018

Realistic Sedimentary Bedform Prediction (COHBED)
Baas, J. (PI)
5/01/12 → 31/08/16
Project: Research
Impacts of hydrological variability on material transfers through the River-Estuary Transition Zone
Jago, C. (PI)
1/10/09 → 21/08/14
Project: Research

Cite this

@article{0181c78136034e40991eea799a77d909,

title = "A simple method to determine the settling velocity distribution from settling velocity tubes",

abstract = "Settling velocity tubes (SVTs), as originally proposed by Owen (1976), remain important instruments to determine in-situ sediment settling velocity distributions, particularly in estuaries. Because there is still a need for SVTs in the field, this note provides the theoretical basis for the analysis of the samples taken from SVTs; together with a MATLAB script to execute this analysis and detailed documentation on its use. The script, which is based on Jones and Jago's (1996) original procedure, includes two additional constraints on the slopes of the curve fitted to the percentage of sediment in suspension with time, which help to control the fit",

author = "J. Malarkey and C.F. Jago and R. Hubner and Sarah Jones",

year = "2013",

month = feb,

day = "8",

doi = "10.1016/j.csr.2013.01.018",

language = "English",

volume = "56",

pages = "82--89",

journal = "Continental Shelf Research",

issn = "0278-4343",

publisher = "Elsevier Limited",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - A simple method to determine the settling velocity distribution from settling velocity tubes

AU - Malarkey, J.

AU - Jago, C.F.

AU - Hubner, R.

AU - Jones, Sarah

PY - 2013/2/8

Y1 - 2013/2/8

N2 - Settling velocity tubes (SVTs), as originally proposed by Owen (1976), remain important instruments to determine in-situ sediment settling velocity distributions, particularly in estuaries. Because there is still a need for SVTs in the field, this note provides the theoretical basis for the analysis of the samples taken from SVTs; together with a MATLAB script to execute this analysis and detailed documentation on its use. The script, which is based on Jones and Jago's (1996) original procedure, includes two additional constraints on the slopes of the curve fitted to the percentage of sediment in suspension with time, which help to control the fit

AB - Settling velocity tubes (SVTs), as originally proposed by Owen (1976), remain important instruments to determine in-situ sediment settling velocity distributions, particularly in estuaries. Because there is still a need for SVTs in the field, this note provides the theoretical basis for the analysis of the samples taken from SVTs; together with a MATLAB script to execute this analysis and detailed documentation on its use. The script, which is based on Jones and Jago's (1996) original procedure, includes two additional constraints on the slopes of the curve fitted to the percentage of sediment in suspension with time, which help to control the fit

U2 - 10.1016/j.csr.2013.01.018

DO - 10.1016/j.csr.2013.01.018

M3 - Article

SN - 0278-4343

VL - 56

SP - 82

EP - 89

JO - Continental Shelf Research

JF - Continental Shelf Research

ER -

A simple method to determine the settling velocity distribution from settling velocity tubes

Abstract

Access to Document

Fingerprint

Projects

Realistic Sedimentary Bedform Prediction (COHBED)

Impacts of hydrological variability on material transfers through the River-Estuary Transition Zone

Cite this