ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: This paper realizes the bidirectional coupling of EFDC hydrodynamic model and SWAN wave model, in which the coupled sediment transport model can not only consider the effects of hydrodynamic on waves but also can consider the effects of waves on hydrodynamic. And then taking the simulation of sediment transport in the Oujiang River Estuary for example, predicted results indicated that the distribution of sediment concentration predicted by the coupled model is very reasonable and the calculated values is in good agreement with the measured values. The law of the greater of the water depth, the lower of the sediment concentration is well reflected in the coupled model. So, it is very important to consider hydrodynamic-wave interaction effects on the sediment transport.
