Grain size analysis of surface fluvial sediments in rivers in Kelantan, Malaysia

Grain size spectrum and textural parameters for the fluvial sediment bed in seven tropical rivers of Kelantan, Malaysia are presented in this article. The samples were collected from six tributaries to the main Sungai Kelantan spanning approximately 248 km stretch of water streams. Sand or gravel do...

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Main Authors:	Wan Hanna Melini Wan Mohtar, Siti Aminah Bassa, Mojtaba Porhemmat
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11055/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11055/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11055/1/02%20Wan%20Hanna%20Melini.pdf

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spelling	ukm-110552017-12-12T05:02:28Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11055/ Grain size analysis of surface fluvial sediments in rivers in Kelantan, Malaysia Wan Hanna Melini Wan Mohtar, Siti Aminah Bassa, Mojtaba Porhemmat, Grain size spectrum and textural parameters for the fluvial sediment bed in seven tropical rivers of Kelantan, Malaysia are presented in this article. The samples were collected from six tributaries to the main Sungai Kelantan spanning approximately 248 km stretch of water streams. Sand or gravel dominated river was identified for each river using the sediment composition analysis. Textural pattern shows complicated profiles of mean size and no consistent decreasing grain size and gradation parameter were observed towards the downstream flow. Most of the samples fall under the category of either very poorly sorted or poorly sorted and has very platykurtic kurtosis distributions. CM diagram (C=one percentile in microns and M = median grain size in microns) suggested that the deposition of fine-grained sediment for samples with median grain size d50 <1 mm are either by rolling, rolling and saltation or saltation and suspension. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11055/1/02%20Wan%20Hanna%20Melini.pdf Wan Hanna Melini Wan Mohtar, and Siti Aminah Bassa, and Mojtaba Porhemmat, (2017) Grain size analysis of surface fluvial sediments in rivers in Kelantan, Malaysia. Sains Malaysiana, 46 (5). pp. 685-693. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol46num5_2017/contentsVol46num5_2017.html
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description	Grain size spectrum and textural parameters for the fluvial sediment bed in seven tropical rivers of Kelantan, Malaysia are presented in this article. The samples were collected from six tributaries to the main Sungai Kelantan spanning approximately 248 km stretch of water streams. Sand or gravel dominated river was identified for each river using the sediment composition analysis. Textural pattern shows complicated profiles of mean size and no consistent decreasing grain size and gradation parameter were observed towards the downstream flow. Most of the samples fall under the category of either very poorly sorted or poorly sorted and has very platykurtic kurtosis distributions. CM diagram (C=one percentile in microns and M = median grain size in microns) suggested that the deposition of fine-grained sediment for samples with median grain size d50 <1 mm are either by rolling, rolling and saltation or saltation and suspension.
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author	Wan Hanna Melini Wan Mohtar, Siti Aminah Bassa, Mojtaba Porhemmat,
spellingShingle	Wan Hanna Melini Wan Mohtar, Siti Aminah Bassa, Mojtaba Porhemmat, Grain size analysis of surface fluvial sediments in rivers in Kelantan, Malaysia
author_facet	Wan Hanna Melini Wan Mohtar, Siti Aminah Bassa, Mojtaba Porhemmat,
author_sort	Wan Hanna Melini Wan Mohtar,
title	Grain size analysis of surface fluvial sediments in rivers in Kelantan, Malaysia
title_short	Grain size analysis of surface fluvial sediments in rivers in Kelantan, Malaysia
title_full	Grain size analysis of surface fluvial sediments in rivers in Kelantan, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Grain size analysis of surface fluvial sediments in rivers in Kelantan, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Grain size analysis of surface fluvial sediments in rivers in Kelantan, Malaysia
title_sort	grain size analysis of surface fluvial sediments in rivers in kelantan, malaysia
publisher	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2017
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11055/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11055/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11055/1/02%20Wan%20Hanna%20Melini.pdf
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Grain size analysis of surface fluvial sediments in rivers in Kelantan, Malaysia

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