The verification of the best-fit equation to predict spatial sedimentation rates at Loagan Bunut Lake, Miri, Sarawak

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Title: The verification of the best-fit equation to predict spatial sedimentation rates at Loagan Bunut Lake, Miri, Sarawak
Author(s): Dagang, R. B.; Lau, S.; Sayok, A. K.
Abstract: Although a number of problems in environmental science deal with biology, chemistry and social issues, the applications of physics are also very important. In this paper, the best-fit model to predict spatial sedimentation rates at Loagan Bunut Lake is verified using conservation of mass and comparative equation. The lake is a flood plain lake that is located within the boundaries of Loagan Bunut National Park in the northeastern part of the state of Sarawak. Twenty two cylindrical traps were installed at the lake. The traps were placed in November 2005 until April 2008. Each sample was collected after about four to five months of deployment. Dry sedimentation rates of the traps and their linear distances from Trap 1 located at the confluencet of Bunut River were measured.
Publication type: Journal article
Research centre: Swinburne University of Technology. Sarawak Campus
Source: International Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, no. 2 (2010), pp. 11-16
Publication year: 2010
FOR Code(s): 0299 Other Physical Sciences; 0599 Other Environmental Sciences
Keyword(s): Conservation; Environmental physics; Loagan Bunut Lake; Sedimentation rates
Publisher: International Journals of Engineering & Sciences
ISSN: 2077-1223
Publisher URL: http://www.ijens.org/IJBAS%20Vol%2010%20Issue%2002.html
Peer reviewed