Open AccessGRAIN-SIZE STATISTICAL PARAMETERS OF SANDY SEDIMENT IN KUALA GIGIENG, ACEH BESAR DISTRICT
Author(s) -
Syahrul Purnawan,
Haekal Azief Haridhi,
Ichsan Setiawan,
. Marwantim
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
e-journal ilmu dan teknologi kelautan tropis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2085-6695
DOI - 10.28930/jitkt.v7i1.9739
Subject(s) - sediment , estuary , zoology , coring , biology , geology , ecology , geomorphology , materials science , metallurgy , drilling
Study of sediment distribution at Kuala Gig i eng was to assess the information of sediment related to the occurrence ofhydro-oceanographic processes. The sediment samples were collected from nine stations using coring method. Granulometri c method was used to analyze the grain size distributions. The results showed different sediment distribution patterns in each area at estuary Kuala Gig i eng. The outer area of estuary indicated skewed to coarse grains, while at the inner area of estuary indicat e d skewed to fine grains. Different sediment load transport process was suggested as the cause of differentiate d sediment characters. Keywords: granulometry, grain size, sediment statistic, Kuala Gigieng