Continental Shelf Research

Papers
(The median citation count of Continental Shelf Research is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
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Sources and transport pathways of trace metals to the outer continental shelf off South Carolina and Georgia, USA revealed from the otoliths of moray eels71
Radionuclides and heavy metals in surface sediments of the Bering and Chukchi Seas: distribution, source identification, and risk assessment56
Impact of seasonal variations in fronts on suspended sediments transport off the coastal area of Fujian Province41
On the role of wind and tides in shaping the Gironde River plume (Bay of Biscay)39
Long-term changes in ecosystem functioning of a coastal bay expected from a shifting balance between intertidal and subtidal habitats25
Distribution and density of six large whale species in the New York Bight from monthly aerial surveys 2017 to 202022
Vertical distribution of primary production and chlorophyll a in the eastern Kara Sea: Relations with river plume effects in late summer and autumn22
Zooplankton of the Kara Sea in early spring: Abundance, demography, feeding and reproduction of dominant copepods Calanus spp. and Metridia longa in relation to ice retreat22
Comparing and improving different methods to quantify silt and clay abundance within estuarine mud21
A comparison of PAH exposure in red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) around natural and artificial reefs in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico20
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Investigating terrestrial and oceanic environmental conditions to identify possible factors influencing seaweed bed distribution in Tsushima Islands, Japan20
Assessment of KdV and EKdV theories for simulating internal solitary waves in the continental slope of the South China Sea19
ENSO effects in the southern Gulf of California estimated from satellite data19
Long-term pH trends across depth in coastal areas of the southeastern Bay of Biscay18
Roles of advection and sediment resuspension-settling in the turbidity maximum zone of the Changjiang Estuary, China18
Surface eddy kinetic energy variability of the Western North Atlantic slope sea 1993–201617
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The connection of the Costa Rica Coastal Current with the West Mexican Current in the Gulf of Tehuantepec17
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Phytoplankton and environmental drivers at a long-term offshore station in the northern Adriatic Sea (1988–2018)16
Analytical solution for time-dependent shoreline position response to the tectonic recovery process in the Sendai Plain, Japan, after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake16
High resolution analysis of plankton distributions at the Middle Atlantic Bight shelf-break front16
Coriolis force effects on the density driven estuarine circulation: Inception of a coastal current15
Sediment settling process revealed by a bottom-tethered sediment trap at the east tip of the Shandong Peninsula15
Seasonal to interannual variability of the tide in the Amazon estuary15
Tides in the Casamance estuary: A modeling study15
The influence of the Biobio Canyon on the circulation and coastal upwelling/downwelling off central Chile15
Effect of bathymetry data on tsunami wave ray tracing in the western Banten sea15
Abundance and distribution of non-indigenous Calyptraeidae gastropods along north and central Atlantic shores of Portugal14
Examination of long-term climatic and fish-catch indicators in India at a macro scale14
A 15-year partnership between UK coastal scientists and the international beach lifeguard community13
Benthic foraminiferal assemblages in the coastal zone of the yellow river delta: Environmental significance and characteristics of microbial diversity13
Sedimentary mud and phaeophytin-a are reliable predictors of oxygen consumption and nitrogen turnover in the southern North Sea13
Numerical study of diurnal tidal currents on the Pacific shelf off the southern coast of Hokkaido, Japan13
Seasonal variation and response of surf zone fish assemblages to environmental variables in the Northeast Pacific12
Characterization of two channels of the Chiloé Inland sea used by aquaculture farming: An observational approach to water exchange12
Observations and generation of internal waves in the Strait of Sicily12
Wave influence on water circulation and self-purification ability in a semi-enclosed sea12
Experimental apparatus for investigating colonization, succession and related processes of rocky bottom epifauna12
Experimental warming effects on microbial community growth and mortality during the cold season in coastal waters of Taiwan and Japan11
Changing source waters on the Northeast US Continental Shelf: Variation in nutrient supply and phytoplankton biomass11
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A dead zone on the north-western Bay of Bengal's continental margin and its alarming impact on the distribution of demersal fishes11
Grazers play different roles in the microbial loop of oligotrophic and eutrophic subtropical marine ecosystems11
Using scleractinian corals as monitors of essential and potentially toxic elements pollution in the southern Red Sea, Yemen Republic11
Variation of upper-layer flow structures and water masses observed around the Noto Peninsula and Sado Island, Japan11
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Mediterranean Sea: An overview of the spatial distribution of surficial sediment in relation to their origin, seabed relief and water circulation patterns11
Effects of island weathering and natural iron fertilization in the geochemistry of deglacial sediments from the Kerguelen Plateau, Southern Ocean11
Modal content of typhoon-induced near-inertial waves around the East China Sea11
Modeling the effects of aerial temperature and exposure period on intertidal mudflat profiles10
Assessment of relative dispersion in the Gulf of Tonkin using numerical modeling and HF radar observations of surface currents10
Effect of wind–wave conditions on the distribution of the phytoplankton community in the coastal area of the southern Crimea in spring (Black Sea)10
Nepheloid layer dynamics overview of the Portuguese continental shelf10
Understanding heavy Metal pollution dynamics in Çandarlı Gulf, western Türkiye: Insights from spatial analysis, sediment transport modeling and ecological risk assessment10
Variability of hydrographic factors, biomass and structure of the phytoplankton community at the entrance to the Gulf of California (spring 2013)10
The transport and deposition processes of shelf sediments along the coast of China10
Distribution of the alien bivalve Xenostrobus securis (Lamarck, 1819) in the coast of Bizkaia (northern Iberian Peninsula)10
Water masses and larval fish habitats in the Pacific tropical-subtropical convergence off Mexico9
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Impacts of glacier and sea ice melt on methane pathways on the Northeast Greenland shelf9
Investigation of submarine groundwater discharge into the Baltic Sea through varved glacial clays9
Flow characterization and turbulence in the eastern section of the Strait of Magellan, Southern Chile9
Interannual-decadal variations in the Yellow Sea Cold Water Mass in summer during 1958–2016 using an eddy-resolving hindcast simulation based on OFES29
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Evidence of hypoxia in the eastern coast of the Gulf of California as induced by stable nitrogen isotopes in surface sediments9
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Fostering science-to-civics literacy through the development and assessment of a sea-level rise curriculum9
On the retroflection of upwelling jets near coastal bends9
Oceanographic influences on spotted seal foraging in the Pacific Arctic9
Small-scale spatiotemporal thermal regimes drive patterns of zooplankton abundance in a kelp forest9
Bottom water quality plasticity in the northern gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone8
The coalescence of two mangrove-lined river plumes and consequences for sediment transport and deposition in a coastal environment8
Macrofauna community structure and population dynamics in the Flemish bank region: Assessing long-term change in the Anthropocene8
Spatio-temporal variability of a chlorophyll-a based biomass index and influence of coastal sources of enrichment in the Algerian Basin8
Western South Atlantic seasonal variability recorded in a mid-deglacial bivalve from the outer Uruguayan continental shelf8
Effect of surface wave skewness on near-bed sediment transport velocity8
Spatial variation of marine primary productivity over ridge and trough: A case study in the East China Sea8
Assessing the potential impacts of the Canal Istanbul on the physical oceanography of the Turkish Straits System8
Evolution of sediment grain-size profiles on a sheltered, continental shelf in response to punctuated flood deposition8
Role of phytoplankton composition on exudation of dissolved organic carbon in the Bay of Bengal8
Source/sink of CO2 in the southwestern part of Peter the Great Bay (sea of Japan)8
The characteristics of saline submarine groundwater environment on a continental shelf: An example from the south of Laizhou Bay, China8
Blue carbon assessment in Avicennia marina sediments and vegetation along the Red Sea Coast of Egypt: Improving methods and insights8
Citizen science unoccupied aerial vehicles: A technique for advancing coastal data acquisition for management and research8
Spatial-temporal reliability of satellite-derived temperature and thermal stress in the abrolhos bank, Brazil7
Continental shelf wave generation due to surface stress anomalies in the wake of offshore wind farms7
Geochemical and Isotopic evidence for volcanism on the Alleppey Terrace, southwest Indian continental margin7
Impacts of Agulhas Current meanders on intermediate water masses along the adjacent continental slope and shelf.7
Semi-enclosed coastal systems of South America: compilation and dynamic-based classification7
The effects of Sesarma reticulatum (L.) herbivory and sea level rise on creek expansion in Cape Cod salt marshes7
On the combined effects of surface heat and momentum fluxes on continental shelf baroclinic instability7
Distribution of recent planktonic foraminifera in surface sediments of the Basque shelf (S Bay of Biscay): Oceanographic implications7
Namib desert dust affects phytoplankton biomass in the Benguela upwelling region: Insights from first mesocosm study7
High-resolution organic and black carbon records in the South Yellow Sea over the last century7
Silent survivors: diatom resilience in Mediterranean Temporary Ponds7
Eddy viscosity profiles and currents characterization of the bottom Ekman layer for the Western Gulf of Mexico continental shelf7
Seasonal dynamics of phytoplankton phosphorus stress in temperate Jiaozhou Bay, North China7
Intake of trace contaminants by corals in Abrolhos reef bank (western South Atlantic) during two decades of coastal impacts7
Role of the amazon outflow on the barotropic tide on the amazonian shelf7
Bibliometric analysis of microplastics research: Advances and future directions (2020–2024)7
Model of Pleistocene geomorphological evolution in active Alpine neotectonics controlled margins in the western Mediterranean area: The case of SE Iberian Peninsula7
Study of storm-induced changes in circulation and temperature over the northern South China Sea during Typhoon Linfa7
Mixed layer depth climatology over the northeast U.S. continental shelf (1993–2018)7
Hydrography of Northern Thermaikos Gulf based on an integrated observational-modeling approach7
A high-tech, low-cost, Internet of Things surfboard fin for coastal citizen science, outreach, and education7
CoastSnap: A global citizen science program to monitor changing coastlines6
Variability of scattering and backscattering of marine particles in relation to particle concentration, size distribution, and composition off the eastern hainan coast in the south China sea6
Making Waves in the Classroom – Engaging students in STEM through hands-on coastal oceanography and engineering6
Quantifying mud settling velocity as a function of turbulence and salinity in a deltaic estuary6
Factors controlling the temporal variability and spatial distribution of dissolved cadmium in the coastal Salish Sea6
Multiscale analysis of living benthic foraminiferal heterogeneity: Ecological advances from an intertidal mudflat (Loire estuary, France)6
Benthic macroinfaunal communities of the pockmark fields in the south-eastern Bay of Biscay6
Red rock crab (Cancer productus) movement is not influenced by electromagnetic fields produced by a submarine power transmission cable6
Circulation in Cross Sound, Alaska6
The dynamics of the inner-shelf suspended sediments based on ADCP records and Rouse theory6
Paleoenvironmental evolution and evidence of marine submersion events from mid-to late Holocene in northwestern Morocco: The case of the Tahaddart lower estuary6
Development, calibration and validation of a phase-averaged model for cross-shore sediment transport and morphodynamics on a barred beach6
Influence of warm surface water originating from the East China Sea on surface water temperature off the south coast of Korea in summer6
Biochemical implications of the Bottom Boundary Layer Detachment at the Mid-Atlantic Bight shelf-break front6
Channel curvature improves water quality and nutrient filtering in an artificially deepened mesotidal idealized estuary6
Impacts of an extreme Changjiang flood on variations in carbon cycle components in the Changjiang Estuary and adjacent East China sea6
Shifts in bowhead whale distribution, behavior, and condition following rapid sea ice change in the Bering sea6
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Life in the surf-zone: Variations of faunal assemblage structure in temperate sandy beaches of the Southwestern Atlantic coast6
Temporal and spatial variability in hydrography and dissolved oxygen along southwest Nova Scotia using glider observations6
Relationships between high temperatures and Pacific Oyster disease and mortality in southeast Tasmania, Australia6
Environmental controls on the interannual variability in chlorophyll and phytoplankton community structure within the seasonal sub surface chlorophyll maximum in the western English channel6
Laboratory experiments on coastal current separation and vortex formation in front of Cabo Corrientes and Bahía de Banderas, México6
Sediment dynamics on a tidal flat in macro-tidal Hangzhou Bay during Typhoon Mitag6
Sediment dynamics on the outer-shelf of the Gulf of Lions during a storm: An approach based on acoustic glider and numerical modeling6
Whitecapping term analysis of extreme wind wave modelling considering spectral characteristics and water depth6
Effects of consecutive dredging on the fish community of a tropical estuary6
Dynamics of the subtidal transport through the Guafo Mouth connecting the open ocean and the Chilean Inland Sea in southern Chile5
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Utility of satellite imagery in estimating coastal marine water attributes5
Characteristics and sedimentological significance of acoustic anomalies in silty seabed in the Yellow River subaqueous delta5
Seasonal variability of the Pearl River Plume front based on deep learning5
Corrigendum to “Biochemical implications of the Bottom Boundary Layer Detachment at the Mid-Atlantic Bight shelf-break front” [Continent. Shelf Res. 286 (2025) 105408]5
Tidal current classification insights for search, rescue and recovery operations in the Yellow and East China Seas and Korea Strait5
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A downcore calibration of the TE5
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Storms can increase beach resilience on a low-energy coast in the proximity of a harbor5
Hydrodynamics, sediment transport, and water quality of two contrasting dredge pits on the Louisiana shelf5
Seasonal trends in the Southeast Florida current and shelf CO2 fluxes5
Experimental result of a shipwreck influence on the surrounding soft sediment communities in the vicinity of Bushehr port, Persian Gulf5
A shoreline detection method with X-band marine radar5
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Horizontal and vertical spreading of dye in the coastal ocean of the northern Mid-Atlantic bight5
Coralligenous assemblages of continental shelf: Multiple spatial scale variability in the western Sardinia5
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Wind influence on residual circulation in Patagonian channels and fjords5
Echoes of a Cold War5
‘Coastal Management Guide - Managing Coastal Erosion’: A STEM education resource for secondary school teachers5
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Flood-associated hydrobiological changes in the nearshore off Kochi, along the southwest coast of India5
Iberian Atlantic Margin: Natural and anthropogenic processes and records5
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Wind-driven variability in longshore transport of SPM in the turbidity maximum zone along the Dutch coast5
Urticating macromedusae and stinging bathers on the South Atlantic coast: Oceanographic and climatological conditions of Olindias sambaquiensis (Müller, 1861) outbreaks5
Change of turbidity maximum in Yangtze Estuary after construction of the Three Gorges Dam5
Marine heatwaves and marine cold-spells on the Yucatan Shelf-break upwelling region5
Mid-Atlantic Bight cold pool based on ocean glider observations5
Analysis of turbulence characteristics in a nearshore area beyond the surf zone of a mesotidal bay5
Seasonal fluctuations in Baltic sea level determined from satellite altimetry5
A numerical study on energy transfer between near-inertial internal waves and super-inertial internal waves in the South China sea under the influence of a typhoon5
The influence of flocculation in turbid plumes from mechanical and hydraulic dredging5
Temporal and spatial variations in benthic nitrogen cycling in a temperate macro-tidal coastal ecosystem: Observation and modeling5
Short timescale variability in large-amplitude internal waves on the western Portuguese shelf5
Generation of nonlinear internal waves on the northern continental shelf south of Hainan Island5
Coastal stratification and mixing on the western margin of the Gulf of Tehuantepec within a synoptic atmospheric and oceanographic environment5
Distribution and chemical speciation of iron on the outer edge of the Changjiang diluted water plume of the East China Sea5
The role of barrier reef protection to storm surge during tropical cyclones in a narrow lagoon, New Caledonia, south west Pacific4
Carbon sources and trophic levels in the food web of the largest mangrove reserve of China4
Contribution of offshore platforms and surrounding habitats to fish production in the Bass Strait, south-east Australia4
The effect of alongshore wind stress on a buoyancy current’s stability4
Comparison of methods (ROV, diver) used to estimate the composition and abundance of biota colonizing an offshore oil platform: A pilot study4
Estimation of sea surface pCO2 and air–sea CO2 flux in the East China Sea using in-situ and satellite data over the period 2000–20164
A seafloor sensitivity index to oil spills in tropical marine protected areas4
A multiproxy study of intertidal surface sediments from two macrotidal estuarine systems (Canche, Authie) in northern France: Insights into environmental processes4
Multiscale sea level variability on the western Bay of Bengal: A study using tide gauge and satellite observations4
Residual M2 and S2 ocean tide signals in complex coastal zones identified by X-Track reprocessed altimetry data4
Mangrove blue carbon stocks estimation in South Sulawesi Indonesia4
Cu and Zn stable isotopes in suspended particulate matter sub-fractions from the northern Bay of Biscay help identify biogenic and geogenic particle pools4
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Seasonal variability in phytoplankton light absorption properties: Implications for the regional parameterization of the chlorophyll a specific absorption coefficients4
Why does surface chlorophyll-a bloom in Taiwan Shoal all year round?4
A century of tidal evolution around the Panama Canal4
Deep-sea paleoenvironmental evolution in the mid-Cretaceous of the Basque Pyrenees based on microfaunal analysis (Armintza section)4
A community-based bioassay for the salinity stress on periphytic protozoan fauna in marine ecosystems4
Modelling the impact of finfish aquaculture waste on the environmental status in an Eastern Mediterranean Allocated Ζone for Aquaculture4
Distribution of water masses in the tropical-subtropical convergence off Mexico, using an autonomous profiler (2017–2021).4
Spatial distribution and habitat relationship of sea urchin assemblages (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) in Hong Kong waters4
Near-surface ocean temperature variations across temporal scales in the coastal eastern Adriatic4
Vertical circulation and heat flux of coastal ocean fronts in the northwestern South China Sea4
Dynamics of small metazooplankton in relation with environmental factors: A 12-year study in the coastal zone of the Southwestern Crimea (the Black Sea)4
A marine plastic cloud - Global mass balance assessment of oceanic plastic pollution4
Suspended sediment transport and turbidity maximum in a macro-tidal estuary with mountain streams: A case study of the Oujiang Estuary4
Environmental factors affecting the distribution of deep-water rose shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris, Lucas, 1846) abundance in the Strait of Sicily (Mediterranean Sea)4
Nitrogen cycling and ecological impacts mediated by water mass interactions in the Yangtze river estuary and the adjacent east China Sea: insights from nitrogen and oxygen isotopes4
Water mass exchange in triangle seas of the Java-Makassar-Flores (JMF): A modeling study4
Seasonal variation of sea surface pH and its controls in the Jiaozhou Bay, China4
Evaluating the reproducibility and paleo-hydroclimate potential of coral skeletal Ba/Ca in the Gulf of Chiriquí, Panama4
Measurement of oxygen concentrations and oxygen consumption rates using an optical oxygen sensor, and its application in hypoxia-related research in highly eutrophic coastal regions4
A three-year survey of hatched elasmobranch egg capsules on Santa Catarina Island, Southern Brazil4
Analysis of Bacteria–Phytoplankton relationships at three discrete locations in the Eastern Arabian Sea during winter4
Tectonic and eustatic control on channel formation, erosion, and deposition along a strike-slip margin, San Diego, California, USA4
Seasonal variation in material exchange through the Bohai Strait4
A new seabed mobility index for the Irish Sea: Modelling seabed shear stress and classifying sediment mobilisation to help predict erosion, deposition, and sediment distribution4
Large radiational S2 tides in the East China Sea4
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Sediment deficit and morphological change of the Rhine–Meuse river mouth attributed to multi-millennial anthropogenic impacts3
Size-differential photosynthetic traits of phytoplankton in the Chukchi Sea3
Disruptive synergism: The Co-occurrence of scyphozoan Pelagia noctiluca (Forsskål, 1775) swarms with green tide-causing dinoflagellate Noctiluca scintillans (Macartney) Kofoid & Swezy, 19213
Evaluating the effectiveness of a science-based community beach safety intervention: The Science of the Surf (SOS) presentation3
Analysis of the influence of the continental shelf slope in the South China Sea on sound propagation3
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Sediment-water fluxes of inorganic carbon and nutrients in the Pacific Arctic during the sea ice melt season3
Spatio-temporal variation of mesozooplankton in the northern coastal waters of Bay of Bengal3
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Temporal and spatial distribution of Fe(II) and dissolved iron and their influencing factors in the Yangtze River estuary3
Mesophotic banks of Dendrophyllia ramea offshore Marzamemi (Sicily, Ionian Sea): a habitat classification model3
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Evaluating the use of side scan sonar for improved detection and targeted retrieval of abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing gear3
Assessment of inorganic water quality in marine areas affected by an artificial beach nourishment: A case study in northeastern Brazil3
Measuring free surface elevation of shoaling waves with pressure transducers3
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Determination and uncertainty of spring net community production estimated from O2/Ar measurements in the northern East China Sea and southern Yellow Sea3
Are shallow-water hydrothermal vents stable? A comparison of published maps of the Paleochori Bay (Milos, Greece) systems twenty years apart3
Intensity and frequency of seabed shear stress and sediment mobilization on the Canadian Atlantic Shelf — A modelling study3
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Coriolis effects on wind-driven upwelling in enclosed basins3
Numerical modeling of tidal propagation and frequency responses in the Guadalquivir estuary (SW, Iberian Peninsula)3
Sources of sedimentary organic matter in Arctic fjords: Evidence from lipid molecular markers3
Seasonal variation of euphausiid life stage and taxonomic composition near the upwelling site northeast of Taiwan3
Competitive advantages of HAB species under changing environmental conditions in the coastal waters of the Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea and East China Sea3
Transverse variability of residual currents, sediment fluxes, and bed level changes in estuaries with an estuarine dam: Role of estuarine type, dam location, and discharge interval3
Triggering mechanisms of the Yucatan upwelling3
Incised valleys on the Algarve inner shelf, northern Gulf of Cadiz margin: Stratigraphic architecture and controlling factors in a low fluvial supply setting3
Dominance of land-derived organic matter in highly productive Bandon Bay, Thailand3
Ecological assessment of macrobenthic communities in Chabahar Bay, the Gulf of Oman3
Bottom evolution patterns driven by hydrodynamic forcing in the Southwest Atlantic Inner Continental Shelf, off Río de la Plata and Patos Lagoon3
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Dynamic evolution of tidal networks under the combined effect of de-reclamation and decrease of sediment supply3
Tidal and wind-driven spatiotemporal variability in the residual displacement and dispersion of Lagrangian particles in a system of intertidal basins3
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