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Suspended sediment transport and deposition in the Zhoushan Archipelago sea area

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The transport mechanism and settlement characteristics of suspended sediments are analyzed in this article on the basis of measured data. Results indicate that the concentration and flux of suspended sediments decrease sharply from Hangzhou Bay to the offshore area. Suspended sediment transport is mainly controlled by advection transport and gravitational circulation transport. The settling velocity of suspended sediments gradually decreases from Hangzhou Bay to the offshore area. The settlement of suspended sediments mainly takes place during the turning phase of the tidal currents.

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  1. College of Marine Geoscience, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, P. R. China

    Rijun Hu, Jianzheng Wu & Longhai Zhu

  2. Key Laboratory of Submarine Geosciences and Prospecting Techniques, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, P. R. China

    Rijun Hu, Jianzheng Wu & Longhai Zhu

  3. North China Sea Branch, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao, 266033, P. R. China

    Fang Ma

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Hu, R., Wu, J., Zhu, L. et al. Suspended sediment transport and deposition in the Zhoushan Archipelago sea area. J. Ocean Univ. China 8, 343–351 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11802-009-0343-y

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