Sedimentary Processes
on the Open-Coast Tidal Flats along the Chinese Yangtze
Delta
(Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
in Collaboration with Tongji University, China):
Estuarine tidal flats have been well documented in Europe
and North America. Due to the sheltering of the embayment,
waves are typically regarded as of secondary importance as
compared to tidal currents. The development of the broadly
distributed open-coast tidal flats along the Yangtze delta
is attributed to the tremendous supply of fine-grained
sediment. In addition to tidal forcing, waves, especially
storm waves from the open East China Sea play a significant,
possibly dominating, role in the sedimentary processes. The
study aims at understanding the sedimentary processes
shaping the open-coast tidal flat, particular the importance
of typhoon-related storm waves. |
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