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            https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-2837-2015
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A 2-D process-based model for suspended sediment dynamics: a first step towards ecological modeling
                                            UNESCO-IHE, Delft, the Netherlands
                                        
                                    M. van der Wegen
                                            UNESCO-IHE, Delft, the Netherlands
                                        
                                    
                                            Deltares, Delft, the Netherlands
                                        
                                    D. Roelvink
                                            UNESCO-IHE, Delft, the Netherlands
                                        
                                    
                                            Deltares, Delft, the Netherlands
                                        
                                    
                                            Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
                                        
                                    B. Jaffe
                                            US Geological Survey Pacific Science Center, Santa Cruz, California, USA
                                        
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Short summary
            Suspended sediment concentration (SSC) levels are important indicator for the ecology of estuaries. Observations of SSC are difficult to make, therefore we revert to coupled 2-D hydrodynamic-sediment process-based transport models to make predictions in time (seasonal and yearly) and space (meters to kilometers). This paper presents calibration/validation of SSC for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and translates SSC to turbidity in order to couple with ecology models.
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