STUDY OF OCEAN CURRENTS AND THEIR EFFECT ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF TOTAL SUSPENDED SEDIMENT IN COASTAL WATERS, SEMARANG

The problems that exist in Semarang waters are erosion and deposition. This is related to current flow patterns that are closely related to sediment transport patterns. An alternative solution to this problem is to study the sediment transport patterns suspended by the dynamics of the ocean such as ocean waves and ocean currents. The purpose of this study was to determine the pattern of suspended sediment distribution that occurred in the waters of Semarang. In this study, the ocean current and total suspended sediment data were taken when the sea tides and the sea recedes at a depth of 0.2d, 0.6d, 0.8d. Data processing uses a numerical modeling approach. After processing and analyzing the data, an overview of suspended sediment transport patterns that occur in the Semarang Sea is affected by the dynamics of the sea, especially ocean currents.