Sediment sink-source transitions in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River estuary

Human activities have severely altered the Yangtze River (Changjiang) Estuary’s pattern, beach-trough shape, and delta in recent decades. Existing research has studied the sediment “source–sink” relationship between the Yangtze River mainstream and estuary using gauged suspended sediment data. This...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Marine Science
Main Authors:	Yunping Yang, Jinhai Zheng, Mingjin Zhang, Lingling Zhu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-01
Subjects:	source-sink effect sediment transport riverbed adjustment estuary delta Yangtze estuary
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1201533/full