Acoustic Measurement of Ship Wave–Induced Sediment Resuspension in a Large River
Publication: Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 147, Issue 2
Abstract
This paper presents a proof of concept that acoustic velocity and backscatter intensity measurements can provide essential information on ship wave–induced sediment transport processes in the littoral zone of a large river. Through a case study in the Hungarian section of Danube River, a combined application of an acoustic Doppler velocimeter (ADV) and a formerly calibrated acoustic backscatter sensor (ABS) is introduced for parallel measurements of 3D flow velocities and suspended sediment concentration (SSC) in a characteristic point of the near-bank zone. SSC times series detected by the ABS supported the calibration of the ADV backscatter, which eventually enabled the analysis of the temporal behavior of flow velocity and SSC conditions altered by ship waves. A suitable method for the separation of primary and secondary waves provided essential information on the turbulence intensities and sediment fluxes, and was found that the low-frequency primary waves are rather responsible for the lateral sediment transport instead of the dynamic secondary waves. The introduced data processing techniques and the main findings of the paper mean an important step toward the better understanding of the impacts of ship waves on the riverbanks, inherently playing a crucial role in the hydro-morphological and habitat conditions of river systems.
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Acknowledgments
The first and the second authors acknowledge the support of the ÚNKP-19-3 and ÚNKP-19-4 New National Excellence Programs of the Ministry of Innovation and Technology, respectively. The second author acknowledges the support of the Bolyai János research fellowship of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Support of grant BME FIKP-VÍZ by EMMI is also kindly acknowledged. This research has been supported by the SEDDON II Interreg V-A Austria-Hungary programme. This research was supported by the project entitled “Drinking water: multidisciplinary assessment of secure supply from the source to the consumers” (project nr. 2018-1.2.1-NKP-2018-00011) supported by the National Research, Development and Innovation Office. The authors also acknowledge the funding of the OTKA FK 128429 grant. The research reported in this paper and carried out at BME has been supported by the NRDI Fund (TKP2020 IES, Grant No. TKP2020 BME-IKA-VIZ) based on the charter of bolster issued by the NRDI Office under the auspices of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology. The authors would also like to thank the valuable work of the reviewers – their contributions helped in improving the quality of the manuscript notably.
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Received: May 4, 2020
Accepted: Oct 14, 2020
Published online: Jan 7, 2021
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