ABSTRACT
In previous chapters, many of the basic and most significant sediment transport processes were discussed. In the present chapter, these ideas are applied to the modeling of sediment transport. In Section 6.1, a brief but general overview of sediment transport models is given. In Section 6.2, transport as suspended load and/or bedload is discussed with the purpose of describing a unified approach for modeling erosion. Simple applications of sediment transport models are then described in Section 6.3. More complex applications of sediment transport models to rivers, lakes, and estuaries are presented in Sections 6.4 through 6.6; the purpose is to illustrate some of the significant and interesting characteristics of sediment transport in different types of surface water systems as well as to illustrate the capabilities and limitations of different models.
