Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology

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Project's title	Research and determine the mechanism of formation and distribution of the Estuarine Turbidity Maxima in the Mekong River
Project’s code	KHCBTĐ.01/20-22
Research hosting institution	Institute of Marine Geology and Geophysics
Project leader’s name	Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Tien
Project duration	01/01/2020 - 31/12/2022
Project’s budget	1,500 million VND
Classify	Grade B
Goal and objectives of the project	- Determining the formation mechanism and distribution of the Estuarine Turbidity Maxima (the Maxima concentration of suspended sediment) in the Mekong River. - Determining dynamic controls governing the transport of concentration of suspended sediment on shallow clinoform Mekong delta
Main results	- Theoretical results: Determining the formation mechanism and distribution of the Estuarine Turbidity Maxima (the Maxima concentration of suspended sediment) and dynamic controls governing the transport of concentration of suspended sediment on shallow clinoform Mekong delta . - Applied results: The results of the project will be applied in the prevention of erosion - accretion, stabilization of banks and estuaries for navigation, environmental protection and sustainable marine economic development in the climate change.
Novelty and actuality and scientific meaningfulness of the results	- Determining the formation mechanism and distribution of the Estuarine Turbidity Maxima and dynamic controls governing the transport of concentration of suspended sediment on shallow clinoform in the study area . - Proposing plans to prevent erosion - accretion, stabilizing beaches and estuaries in service of navigation, environmental protection and sustainable marine economic development..
Products of the project	- Scientific papers in referred journals (list): ♣ Nguyen Ngoc Tien, Dinh Van Uu, Do Huy Cuong, Le Dinh Mau, Nguyen Xuan Tung and Pham Duc Hung. Mechanism of Formation and Estuarine Turbidity Maxima in the Hau River Mouth. Water 2020, 12, 2547; doi:10.3390/w12092547 ♣ Nguyen Ngoc Tien, Do Huy Cuong, Pham Duc Hung, Pham Viet Hong, Do Ngoc Thuc, Nguyen The Luan. Study, assessing the statutions and the causes of river bank erosion of Hau river in the An Giang province during the period 2009 - 2019. Journal of Marine science and Technology. Vol. 16, No. 2 - June 2020. (122-128) ♣ Nguyen Ngoc Tien. Characteristics of suspended sediment concentration and distribution of maximum coastal turbidity of the Mekong river. Vietnam Journal of Marine Science and Technology 2023, 23(3) 247–264 - Patents (list): - Technological products (describe in details: technical characteristics, place): + 01 Data set to survey flow, turbidity, salinity for two seasons; + 02 Diagram of seasonal distribution of the Estuarine Turbidity Maxima on a scale of 1: 200,000. + 08 Diagram Vertical cross-section of seasonal of distribution of the Estuarine Turbidity Maxima from the estuary to the sea (60km) at the estuaries of the study area. + 01 Scientific reports of Mechanism of Formation and Estuarine Turbidity Maxima (the Maxima concentration of suspended sediment) in the Mekong River. + 01 Scientific reports of the dynamic controls governing the transport of concentration of suspended sediment on shallow clinoform Mekong delta . - Other products (if applicable): Support for Nguyen Xuan Tung do doctor of science.
Recommendations	Project leader and Institute for marine Geology and Geophysics propose VAST to continue to provide funding for the authors use the method in research projects for coastal estuaries in Vietnam.
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