Long-shore transport of sediment during August and September on the Terengganu coast

Mengabang Telipot is a slough about 10 km north of Kuala-Terengganu on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Its mouth is normally closed to free exchange of sea water by a sand "wash-over" bar. On 16 August, 1984 the mouth was opened artificially, the slough became tidal, and a delta of...

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Main Author: Phillips, R. P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Pertanian Malaysia 1985
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2438/1/Long-Shore_Transport_of_Sediment_During_August_and_September.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2438/
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Summary:Mengabang Telipot is a slough about 10 km north of Kuala-Terengganu on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Its mouth is normally closed to free exchange of sea water by a sand "wash-over" bar. On 16 August, 1984 the mouth was opened artificially, the slough became tidal, and a delta of sand was formed. The mouth remained open until the end of September. The long-shore current averaged 13 cm/sec toward the north-west. This modified the delta, and eventually led to the closing of the slough mouth. Deposition on the south-east side of the delta made it possible to estimate a volume of long-shore sand transport of250 cu m/day. This is in agreement with other estimates.