Development of a river delta: a case study of Cimanuk river mouth, Indonesia

• Published in: Hydrological processes Vol. 22; no. 18; pp. 3785 - 3801
• Main Authors: Yuanita, Nita, Tingsanchali, Tawatchai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 30.08.2008; Wiley
• Subjects: Brackish; case studies; Cimanuk river; coasts; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; estuaries; Exact sciences and technology; Freshwater; hydrodynamics; Hydrology; Hydrology. Hydrogeology; Indonesia; islands; Marine and continental quaternary; MIKE-21; morphological simulation; mud transport; oceans; pollution load; river delta; rivers; roughness; sediments; shear stress; simulation models; soil erosion; Surficial geology; Java; West Pacific; Java Sea; Asia; Pacific Ocean; Far East; Indonesian Seas; Indonesia; ISEW, Java Sea; ISEW, Indonesia; rivers; stream transport; MIKE-21; mud transport; mathematical models; concentration; hydrodynamics; digital simulation; case studies; Cimanuk river; river delta; suspended materials; shear stress; sediment transport; management; roughness; numerical models; bathymetry; erosion; estuaries; mud; deltas; calibration; morphological simulation

This paper describes delta development processes with particular reference to Cimanuk Delta in Indonesia. Cimanuk river delta, the most rapidly growing river delta in Indonesia, is located on the northern coast of Java Island. The delta is subject to ocean waves of less than 1 m height due to its po...