EDDY CURRENTS AND SEDIMENT TRANSPORT OFF THE DAMIETTA NILE
No. 17 (1980), Conference Proceedings
No. 17 (1980)

EDDY CURRENTS AND SEDIMENT TRANSPORT OFF THE DAMIETTA NILE

Conference Proceedings
https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v17.101
Published 1980-01-29
S.P. Murray
Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University
J.M. Coleman
Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University
H.H. Roberts
Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University
M. Salama
Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University
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Keywords

eddy current
current
sediment transport
Damietta Nile

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Murray, S., Coleman, J., Roberts, H., & Salama, M. (1980). EDDY CURRENTS AND SEDIMENT TRANSPORT OFF THE DAMIETTA NILE. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(17), 101. https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v17.101
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Abstract

Current meter observations indicate that a trapped eddy with a highspeed outer limb is formed downcurrent of the Damietta Nile promontory. This eddy is instrumental in the formation of the highly mobile sand body that extends seaward from the Damietta mouth, out onto the shelf, and curves back toward the coast just east of the Suez Canal entrance. Orientation of sand waves along the sand belt mirrors the direction of current flow within the eddy and indicates that the zone of reattachment of the separation streamline is located to the east of the Suez Canal. Dissipation of this sand belt will likely result in increased coastal erosion locally.
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