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Suspended sediment advection by tidal currents off the Huanghe (Yellow River) delta

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Studies to date indirectly indicate that only a small percentage of the sediment discharged by the Huanghe (Yellow River) is presently transported from the Gulf of Bohai to the Huanghai (Yellow Sea). Direct measurements in early summer 1985 show low concentrations of suspended sediment east of 119°45′E but high concentrations in Bohai Bay. Stokes drift associated with an amphidrome of the M2 tide may contribute to a northwestward transport of Huanghe sediment.

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  1. Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University, 70803, Baton Rouge, LA

    W. J. Wiseman Jr. & D. B. Prior

  2. Department of Marine Geology, Shandong College of Oceanography, Qingdao, Shandong, P.R.C.

    Y. -B. Fan, Z. -Q. Su, Z. -X. Yu, F. -Q. Wang & Q. -Y. Qian

  3. Geological Survey of Canada, Pacific Geoscience Centre, V8L 4B2, Sidney, B.C., Canada

    B. D. Bornhold

  4. School of Oceanography, Oregon State University, 97331, Corvallis, OR

    G. H. Keller

  5. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, 23062, Gloucester Point, VA

    L. D. Wright

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Wiseman, W.J., Fan, Y.B., Bornhold, B.D. et al. Suspended sediment advection by tidal currents off the Huanghe (Yellow River) delta. Geo-Marine Letters 6, 107–113 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02281646

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