Sediment Erosion Characteristics at the Potomac River Jerome P.-Y. maa Virginia Institute of Marine Science College of William and Mary
Douglas Pt Maryland Pt Gunston Cove Three experimental sites in 2005
Maryland Pt.
Douglas Pt
Two experimental sites at Gunston Cove in 2004, only select one in 2005
A sediment sample from Gunston Cove site on Virginia side
APPRXIMATED EXCESS BED SHEAR STRESS (Pa) BED SHEAR STRESS (Pa) (s -1 ) EROSION RATE (g/cm 2 /s) Gunston Cove (Aug., 04) Virginia Side Maryland Side
VIMS sea Carousel
OBS Output (v) TSS Conc. (mg/L) C = v * v * v 3 Fig. XX. Calibration curve for converting the OBS readings to suspended sediment concentrations. Plus signs are from Douglas Point site, diamonds are from Maryland Point site and circles are from Gunston Cove site.
Shear Stress (Pa) Time (min) TSS (mg/L) Maryland Point Incipient test Sept. 13, 2005 cr = 0.05 Pa
Shear Stress (Pa) Time (min) TSS (mg/L) Douglas Point Incipient test Sept. 12, 2005 cr = Pa
Shear Stress (Pa) Time (min) TSS (mg/L) Gunston Cove Incipient test Sept. 14, 2005 cr = 0.13 Pa
Time (min) Shear Stress (Pa) TSS (g/L) Douglas Point Erosion rate test
Shear Stress (Pa) Time (min) TSS (g/L) Maryland Point Erosion rate test
Time (min) TSS (g/L) Shear Stress (Pa) Gunston Cove Erosion rate test
APPRXIMATED EXCESS BED SHEAR STRESS (Pa) BED SHEAR STRESS (Pa) (s -1 ) EROSION RATE (g/cm 2 /s) Gunston Cove (Sept. 05) Douglas Pt and Maryland Pt Gunston Cove (Aug., 04)
APPRXIMATED EXCESS BED SHEAR STRESS (Pa) BED SHEAR STRESS (Pa) (s -1 ) EROSION RATE (g/cm 2 /s) Gunston Cove (Aug., 04) Virginia Side Maryland Side
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