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Sediment transport processes in estuaries

Introduction
Tidal effects
Types of estuaries
– Highly stratified estuary
– Partially mixed estuaries
– Well mixed estuaries
Modes of sediment transport
Mud properties
– Flocculation
– Settling velocity
– Deposition
– Erosion
Transport of mud in tidal currents
Turbidity maximum
Processes forming the turbidity maximum
– Residual circulation
– Lag effects
– Treshold lag
– Erosion lag
– Scour lag
– Settling lag
Horizontal fluxes
Sediment transport processes in estuaries
Estuarine trapping
Summary
References