Influences on Sediment Transport Flashcards
Once in the water, the material is moved in different ways:
Traction
Saltation
Suspension
Solution
Material in the sea arrives from many sources:
Eroded from cliffs
Transported by longshore drift along the coastline
Brought inland from offshore by constructive waves
Carried to the coastline by a river
traction meaning
when large material is dragged along the sea floor
saltation
when smaller material that can be lifted by water is bounced along river bed
suspension
Lighter material within the river flow
solution
Lighter material dissolves in sea carried within river flow
Direction of wave attack
The direction that the waves are coming from is the main factor affecting the direction of sediment transport