Human Intervention–Induced Changes in the Characteristics of the Turbidity Maximum Zone and Associated Mouth Bars in the Yangtze Estuary

Human Intervention–Induced Changes in the Characteristics of the Turbidity Maximum Zone and Associated Mouth Bars in the Yangtze Estuary

In the past two decades, the dynamic sedimentation process of the Yangtze Estuary has been seriously disturbed by coupled human interventions from the river basin to the estuary, especially the impoundment of the Three Gorges Dam in 2003 and the large-scale Deep-water Navigational Channel (DNC) regu...

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Main Authors: Weihua Li, Chenjuan Jiang, Shuhua Zuo, Jiufa Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Subjects:
turbidity maximum zone
mouth bar
human interventions
dynamic sedimentation process
Yangtze Estuary
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/10/5/584

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