TABLE OF CONTENTS 
ABSTRACT 
INTRODUCTION 
General Considerations 
Problem and Approach 
THE MODEL 
STUDY AREA 
FIELD OBSERVATIONS 
LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS 
Determination of Sediment Parameters 
ORGANIZATION OF DATA 
TREND SURFACE ANALYSIS 
Linear Surface 
Quadratic Surface 
Cubic Surface 
Sum of Squares Evaluation of Trend-Surface Maps 
ANALYSIS OF MEAN PARTICLE SIZE DATA 
THE AREA OF INLET INFLUENCE ON MEAN PARTICLE SIZE 
ANALYSIS OF SAND SORTING DATA 
Trend Surfaces of the Sorting Coefficient 
SUMMARY REMARKS 
ADDENDUM 
REFERENCES 
LIST OF FIGURES 
FIGURES 1 THROUGH 22 
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