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Mudflat deposition along the Wenzhou coastal plain in southern Zhejiang, China
Bao-can, W.; Eisma, D. (1988). Mudflat deposition along the Wenzhou coastal plain in southern Zhejiang, China, in: de Boer, P.L. et al. (Ed.) Tide-influenced sedimentary environments and facies. Extended versions of papers presented at the Symposium on Classic Tidal Deposits, held August 1985 in Utrecht, Netherlands. pp. 265-274
In: de Boer, P.L. et al. (Ed.) (1988). Tide-influenced sedimentary environments and facies. Extended versions of papers presented at the Symposium on Classic Tidal Deposits, held August 1985 in Utrecht, Netherlands. D. Reidel Publishing: Dordrecht. ISBN 90-277-2622-1. ix, 530 pp., more

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    Marine/Coastal

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  • Bao-can, W.
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Abstract
    The Wenzhou Bay mudflat has been formed during the past 6,000 years when sea level has stood approximately at the present level. The mud is supplied from the Changjiang river by the Jiang-Zhe coastal current. Local river supply is relatively small. The mudflat is built up by the flood and by waves, both coming from the SE. Mud deposition is related to the current velocity and the depth of submergence. Erosion takes place during storms, particularly typhoons. On average the mudflats grow ca. 10 m per year seawards.

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