Provenance, structure, and formation of the mud wedge along inner continental shelf of the East China Sea: A synthesis of the Yangtze dispersal system

Xu, Kehui; Li, Anchun; Liu, J. Paul; Milliman, John D.; Yang, Zuosheng; Liu, Char‐Shine; Kao, Shuh-Ji; Wan, Shiming; Xu, Fu-Liu

doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2011.06.003

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“…The Yangtze River deposits most of its sediment during the summer when the longshore current is weak. During energetic late autumn-early spring storms, most of the summer sediment is re-suspended and transported southward by energetic longshore currents (Xu et al, 2012). As a result, an elongated mud belt was formed by tidal re-suspension and longshore transport on the inner shelf of the East China Sea during the past 10 000 years ( Fig.…”

Section: Sediment Dispersal In the Coastal Oceanmentioning

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“…As a result, an elongated mud belt was formed by tidal re-suspension and longshore transport on the inner shelf of the East China Sea during the past 10 000 years ( Fig. 7; Xu et al, 2012).…”

Section: Sediment Dispersal In the Coastal Oceanmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Fig. 7 Left, the isopach of Mississippi recent deposition (thickness in m, from Kulp et al, 2002); Right, the Holocene isopach of Yangtze sediment in the Yangtze estuary and inner shelf of the East China Sea (thickness in m); Note the converging of Yangtze and Taiwanese sediment in the Taiwan Strait (based on Liu et al, 2007 andXu et al, 2012).…”

Section: Coastal Changesmentioning

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A comparative study of the flux and fate of the Mississippi and Yangtze river sediments

Yang

2015

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Large rivers play a key role in delivering water and sediment into the global oceans. Large-river deltas and associated coastlines are important interfaces for material fluxes that have a global impact on marine processes. In this study, we compare water and sediment discharge from Mississippi and Yangtze rivers by assessing: (1) temporal variation under varying climatic and anthropogenic impacts, (2) delta response of the declining sediment discharge, and (3) deltaic lobe switching and Holocene sediment dispersal patterns on the adjacent continental shelves. Dam constructions have decreased both rivers' sediment discharge significantly, leading to shoreline retreat along the coast. The sediment dispersal of the river-dominated Mississippi Delta is localized but for the tide-dominated Yangtze Delta is more diffuse and influenced by longshore currents. Sediment declines and relative sea level rises have led to coastal erosion, endangering the coasts of both rivers.

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Section: Sediment Dispersal In the Coastal Oceanmentioning

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Section: Sediment Dispersal In the Coastal Oceanmentioning

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Section: Coastal Changesmentioning

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A comparative study of the flux and fate of the Mississippi and Yangtze river sediments

Yang

2015

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“…Warm Current (Xu et al, 2012). This area is characterized by intensive primary productivity (Liu et al, 2010).…”

Section: Y Fan Et Al / Environmental Pollution 192 (2014) 1e8mentioning

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“…This area is characterized by intensive primary productivity (Liu et al, 2010). Core KP04 was sampled north of Taiwan Strait (121 00.648 0 E, 26 04.280 0 N), where the sediment is sand-dominated and influenced by both the Taiwan Warm Current and the China Coastal Current (Xu et al, 2012). Primary productivity in this area is lower compared with DH33 (Liu et al, 2010).…”

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Major sources of MeO/OH-BDEs in the East China Sea elucidated from their records and phytoplankton biomarkers

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An exploratory model study of sediment transport sources and deposits in the Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, and East China Sea

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Jiang

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2013

J. Geophys. Res. Oceans

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A regional ocean circulation model (ROMS) is used to simulate the Chinese land‐derived sediment transport in the Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, and East China Sea (BYECS). The model includes the effect of currents, tides, and waves on the sediment transport and is used to study the pathway and dynamic mechanisms of the fine‐grain sediment transport from the Huanghe River (Yellow River), the Old Huanghe Delta, and the Changjiang River (Yangtze River) in the BYECS. The seasonal variability of the sediment transport in the BYECS and the sources of the Yellow Sea Trough mud patch, the mud patch southwest of Cheju Island, the mud patch offshore from the Zhejiang and Fujian provinces and the Okinawa Trough mud patch are discussed. The results show that the Huanghe River sediment can be transported to the Yellow Sea Trough, but little makes it to the outer shelf while the Old Huanghe Delta sediment is mainly transported to the Yellow Sea Trough. Most of the sediment from the Changjiang River mouth is carried to the mud patch off the coast of the Zhejiang and Fujian provinces but with part of this sediment also transported to the Yellow Sea Trough. The model shows that it is difficult to transport land‐derived sediment to the Okinawa Trough mud patch under normal conditions. The model also has difficulty accounting for the deposition of sediment in the region to the southwest of Cheju Island and offshore from the Zhejiang and Fujian provinces, an issue requiring further study.

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Provenance, structure, and formation of the mud wedge along inner continental shelf of the East China Sea: A synthesis of the Yangtze dispersal system

Cited by 224 publications

References 56 publications

A comparative study of the flux and fate of the Mississippi and Yangtze river sediments

A comparative study of the flux and fate of the Mississippi and Yangtze river sediments

Major sources of MeO/OH-BDEs in the East China Sea elucidated from their records and phytoplankton biomarkers

An exploratory model study of sediment transport sources and deposits in the Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, and East China Sea

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