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This research aims to understand how tidal variability affects cohesive sediment dynamics in estuaries.

November 13, 2025Limnology and Oceanography

Tidal variability induced cohesive sediment dynamics: Insights into near‐bottom flocculation, settling, and transport processes in a microtidal estuary

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LYLeiping Ye JRJie Ren YHYin He

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Field observations demonstrate sediment transport and flocculation dynamics in a microtidal estuary, suggesting implications for nutrient cycling and morphological evolution.

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This research aims to understand how tidal variability affects cohesive sediment dynamics in estuaries.
Field observations were conducted in a microtidal estuary under different tidal conditions.
Advanced analytical techniques were used to analyze sediment dynamics and floc characteristics.
Multi-peak fitting was employed to characterize particle size distributions.
Spring tides resulted in dynamic floc transitions with faster settling velocities and higher sedimentation flux.
Neap tides favored slower settling of more compact flocs, indicating contrasting sediment dynamics.
Key factors influencing floc size and aggregation included suspended sediment concentration, turbulent shear, and salinity.

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Ye et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/692523c1c0ce034ddc354c29 https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.70268

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Field observations demonstrate sediment transport and flocculation dynamics in a microtidal estuary, suggesting implications for nutrient cycling and morphological evolution.

Tidal variability induced cohesive sediment dynamics: Insights into near‐bottom flocculation, settling, and transport processes in a microtidal estuary

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Tidal variability induced cohesive sediment dynamics: Insights into near‐bottom flocculation, settling, and transport processes in a microtidal estuary

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