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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
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A comparison of PAH exposure in red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) around natural and artificial reefs in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico42
Sources and transport pathways of trace metals to the outer continental shelf off South Carolina and Georgia, USA revealed from the otoliths of moray eels37
Vertical distribution of primary production and chlorophyll a in the eastern Kara Sea: Relations with river plume effects in late summer and autumn29
Impact of seasonal variations in fronts on suspended sediments transport off the coastal area of Fujian Province29
Investigating terrestrial and oceanic environmental conditions to identify possible factors influencing seaweed bed distribution in Tsushima Islands, Japan28
Roles of advection and sediment resuspension-settling in the turbidity maximum zone of the Changjiang Estuary, China28
ENSO effects in the southern Gulf of California estimated from satellite data22
Thermohaline conditions and circulation in the Gulf of Thailand during the northeast monsoon21
Long-term changes in ecosystem functioning of a coastal bay expected from a shifting balance between intertidal and subtidal habitats20
Assessment of KdV and EKdV theories for simulating internal solitary waves in the continental slope of the South China Sea20
Statistical comparisons of sediment particle size distributions20
Propagation and amplification of meteotsunamis in multiple harbors along the eastern Yellow Sea coast19
On the role of wind and tides in shaping the Gironde River plume (Bay of Biscay)19
Distribution and density of six large whale species in the New York Bight from monthly aerial surveys 2017 to 202018
Sediment settling process revealed by a bottom-tethered sediment trap at the east tip of the Shandong Peninsula18
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 retreat18
The connection of the Costa Rica Coastal Current with the West Mexican Current in the Gulf of Tehuantepec18
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High resolution analysis of plankton distributions at the Middle Atlantic Bight shelf-break front17
Analytical solution for time-dependent shoreline position response to the tectonic recovery process in the Sendai Plain, Japan, after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake17
Tides in the Casamance estuary: A modeling study16
Seasonal to interannual variability of the tide in the Amazon estuary15
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Effect of bathymetry data on tsunami wave ray tracing in the western Banten sea15
Surface eddy kinetic energy variability of the Western North Atlantic slope sea 1993–201615
Phytoplankton and environmental drivers at a long-term offshore station in the northern Adriatic Sea (1988–2018)15
Experimental apparatus for investigating colonization, succession and related processes of rocky bottom epifauna14
Benthic foraminiferal assemblages in the coastal zone of the yellow river delta: Environmental significance and characteristics of microbial diversity14
Long-term spatio-temporal trends in extreme wave events in the Niger delta coastlines.14
Seasonal variability of upwelling and downwelling surface current patterns in a small coastal embayment14
Examination of long-term climatic and fish-catch indicators in India at a macro scale13
Sedimentary mud and phaeophytin-a are reliable predictors of oxygen consumption and nitrogen turnover in the southern North Sea13
Abundance and distribution of non-indigenous Calyptraeidae gastropods along north and central Atlantic shores of Portugal13
Wave influence on water circulation and self-purification ability in a semi-enclosed sea13
The influence of the Biobio Canyon on the circulation and coastal upwelling/downwelling off central Chile13
A 15-year partnership between UK coastal scientists and the international beach lifeguard community13
Observations and generation of internal waves in the Strait of Sicily12
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Distribution of the alien bivalve Xenostrobus securis (Lamarck, 1819) in the coast of Bizkaia (northern Iberian Peninsula)12
Using scleractinian corals as monitors of essential and potentially toxic elements pollution in the southern Red Sea, Yemen Republic12
Numerical study of diurnal tidal currents on the Pacific shelf off the southern coast of Hokkaido, Japan12
Experimental warming effects on microbial community growth and mortality during the cold season in coastal waters of Taiwan and Japan12
A dead zone on the north-western Bay of Bengal's continental margin and its alarming impact on the distribution of demersal fishes12
Nepheloid layer dynamics overview of the Portuguese continental shelf12
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Modal content of typhoon-induced near-inertial waves around the East China Sea12
Assessment of relative dispersion in the Gulf of Tonkin using numerical modeling and HF radar observations of surface currents11
Changing source waters on the Northeast US Continental Shelf: Variation in nutrient supply and phytoplankton biomass11
Variation of upper-layer flow structures and water masses observed around the Noto Peninsula and Sado Island, Japan11
The transport and deposition processes of shelf sediments along the coast of China11
Modeling the effects of aerial temperature and exposure period on intertidal mudflat profiles11
Effects of island weathering and natural iron fertilization in the geochemistry of deglacial sediments from the Kerguelen Plateau, Southern Ocean11
Anatomy of the Major Baltic Inflow in 2014: Impact of manganese and iron shuttling on phosphorus and trace metals in the Gotland Basin, Baltic Sea11
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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
Fostering science-to-civics literacy through the development and assessment of a sea-level rise curriculum10
Variability of hydrographic factors, biomass and structure of the phytoplankton community at the entrance to the Gulf of California (spring 2013)10
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Interannual-decadal variations in the Yellow Sea Cold Water Mass in summer during 1958–2016 using an eddy-resolving hindcast simulation based on OFES210
Hydrological characteristics of the Bay of Bengal water column using δ18O during the Indian summer monsoon10
Understanding heavy Metal pollution dynamics in Çandarlı Gulf, western Türkiye: Insights from spatial analysis, sediment transport modeling and ecological risk assessment10
Evidence of hypoxia in the eastern coast of the Gulf of California as induced by stable nitrogen isotopes in surface sediments10
Small-scale spatiotemporal thermal regimes drive patterns of zooplankton abundance in a kelp forest10
Water masses and larval fish habitats in the Pacific tropical-subtropical convergence off Mexico9
Flow characterization and turbulence in the eastern section of the Strait of Magellan, Southern Chile9
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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
The characteristics of saline submarine groundwater environment on a continental shelf: An example from the south of Laizhou Bay, China9
Oceanographic influences on spotted seal foraging in the Pacific Arctic9
On the retroflection of upwelling jets near coastal bends9
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Effect of surface wave skewness on near-bed sediment transport velocity8
Citizen science unoccupied aerial vehicles: A technique for advancing coastal data acquisition for management and research8
Spatial variation of marine primary productivity over ridge and trough: A case study in the East China Sea8
Western South Atlantic seasonal variability recorded in a mid-deglacial bivalve from the outer Uruguayan continental shelf8
Bibliometric analysis of microplastics research: Advances and future directions (2020–2024)8
Macrofauna community structure and population dynamics in the Flemish bank region: Assessing long-term change in the Anthropocene8
Distribution of recent planktonic foraminifera in surface sediments of the Basque shelf (S Bay of Biscay): Oceanographic implications8
Evolution of sediment grain-size profiles on a sheltered, continental shelf in response to punctuated flood deposition8
Bottom water quality plasticity in the northern gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone8
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
Spatio-temporal variability of a chlorophyll-a based biomass index and influence of coastal sources of enrichment in the Algerian Basin8
Assessing the potential impacts of the Canal Istanbul on the physical oceanography of the Turkish Straits System8
Spatial and temporal variability of the zooplankton community in Valdés Biosphere Reserve, Patagonia, Argentina: Nuevo Gulf case study8
Depositional control on carbon and sulfur preservation onshore and offshore the Oujiang Estuary: Implications for the C/S ratio as a salinity indicator8
The coalescence of two mangrove-lined river plumes and consequences for sediment transport and deposition in a coastal environment8
Continental shelf wave generation due to surface stress anomalies in the wake of offshore wind farms7
Quantifying mud settling velocity as a function of turbulence and salinity in a deltaic estuary7
Impacts of Agulhas Current meanders on intermediate water masses along the adjacent continental slope and shelf.7
High-resolution organic and black carbon records in the South Yellow Sea over the last century7
Blue carbon assessment in Avicennia marina sediments and vegetation along the Red Sea Coast of Egypt: Improving methods and insights7
Seasonal dynamics of phytoplankton phosphorus stress in temperate Jiaozhou Bay, North China7
On the combined effects of surface heat and momentum fluxes on continental shelf baroclinic instability7
The effects of Sesarma reticulatum (L.) herbivory and sea level rise on creek expansion in Cape Cod salt marshes7
Relationships between high temperatures and Pacific Oyster disease and mortality in southeast Tasmania, Australia7
Laboratory experiments on coastal current separation and vortex formation in front of Cabo Corrientes and Bahía de Banderas, México7
Hydrography of Northern Thermaikos Gulf based on an integrated observational-modeling approach7
Mixed layer depth climatology over the northeast U.S. continental shelf (1993–2018)7
Geochemical and Isotopic evidence for volcanism on the Alleppey Terrace, southwest Indian continental margin7
A diagnosis of surface currents and sea surface heights in a coastal region7
Eddy viscosity profiles and currents characterization of the bottom Ekman layer for the Western Gulf of Mexico continental shelf7
Model of Pleistocene geomorphological evolution in active Alpine neotectonics controlled margins in the western Mediterranean area: The case of SE Iberian Peninsula7
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 sea7
Paleoenvironmental evolution and evidence of marine submersion events from mid-to late Holocene in northwestern Morocco: The case of the Tahaddart lower estuary7
Biochemical implications of the Bottom Boundary Layer Detachment at the Mid-Atlantic Bight shelf-break front7
Intake of trace contaminants by corals in Abrolhos reef bank (western South Atlantic) during two decades of coastal impacts7
Namib desert dust affects phytoplankton biomass in the Benguela upwelling region: Insights from first mesocosm study7
Linking ocean colour features in the Western Iberian margin to wave-induced sediment resuspension and coccolithophore patches7
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Role of the amazon outflow on the barotropic tide on the amazonian shelf7
Study of storm-induced changes in circulation and temperature over the northern South China Sea during Typhoon Linfa7
A high-tech, low-cost, Internet of Things surfboard fin for coastal citizen science, outreach, and education7
Life in the surf-zone: Variations of faunal assemblage structure in temperate sandy beaches of the Southwestern Atlantic coast7
Red rock crab (Cancer productus) movement is not influenced by electromagnetic fields produced by a submarine power transmission cable6
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Seasonal fluctuations in Baltic sea level determined from satellite altimetry6
Impacts of an extreme Changjiang flood on variations in carbon cycle components in the Changjiang Estuary and adjacent East China sea6
Sediment dynamics on a tidal flat in macro-tidal Hangzhou Bay during Typhoon Mitag6
Channel curvature improves water quality and nutrient filtering in an artificially deepened mesotidal idealized estuary6
Making Waves in the Classroom – Engaging students in STEM through hands-on coastal oceanography and engineering6
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 typhoon6
Phytoplankton assemblages and optical properties in a coastal region of the South Brazil Bight6
A downcore calibration of theTE6
Circulation in Cross Sound, Alaska6
Satellite products performance based on in-situ data to evaluate SST variability in a subtropical inner shelf in Brazil6
Development, calibration and validation of a phase-averaged model for cross-shore sediment transport and morphodynamics on a barred beach6
CoastSnap: A global citizen science program to monitor changing coastlines6
Influence of warm surface water originating from the East China Sea on surface water temperature off the south coast of Korea in summer6
Urticating macromedusae and stinging bathers on the South Atlantic coast: Oceanographic and climatological conditions of Olindias sambaquiensis (Müller, 1861) outbreaks6
Multiscale analysis of living benthic foraminiferal heterogeneity: Ecological advances from an intertidal mudflat (Loire estuary, France)6
The influence of flocculation in turbid plumes from mechanical and hydraulic dredging6
Whitecapping term analysis of extreme wind wave modelling considering spectral characteristics and water depth6
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Effects of consecutive dredging on the fish community of a tropical estuary6
Waterside convection and stratification control methane spreading in supersaturated Arctic fjords (Spitsbergen)6
Factors controlling the temporal variability and spatial distribution of dissolved cadmium in the coastal Salish Sea6
Temporal and spatial variability in hydrography and dissolved oxygen along southwest Nova Scotia using glider observations6
Environmental controls on the interannual variability in chlorophyll and phytoplankton community structure within the seasonal sub surface chlorophyll maximum in the western English channel6
Tidal current classification insights for search, rescue and recovery operations in the Yellow and East China Seas and Korea Strait6
Coastal trapped waves propagation along the Southwestern Atlantic Continental Shelf5
Coralligenous assemblages of continental shelf: Multiple spatial scale variability in the western Sardinia5
Generalized linear models to assess environmental drivers of paralytic shellfish toxin blooms (Southeast Tasmania, Australia)5
Marine heatwaves and marine cold-spells on the Yucatan Shelf-break upwelling region5
A shoreline detection method with X-band marine radar5
Characteristics and sedimentological significance of acoustic anomalies in silty seabed in the Yellow River subaqueous delta5
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Benthic macroinfaunal communities of the pockmark fields in the south-eastern Bay of Biscay5
Temporal and spatial variations in benthic nitrogen cycling in a temperate macro-tidal coastal ecosystem: Observation and modeling5
Change of turbidity maximum in Yangtze Estuary after construction of the Three Gorges Dam5
Mid-Atlantic Bight cold pool based on ocean glider observations5
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Horizontal and vertical spreading of dye in the coastal ocean of the northern Mid-Atlantic bight5
Investigating Pseudo-nitzschia australis introduction to the Gulf of Maine with observations and models5
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Wind influence on residual circulation in Patagonian channels and fjords5
Shifts in bowhead whale distribution, behavior, and condition following rapid sea ice change in the Bering sea5
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
Echoes of a Cold War5
The effect of concentration on particle settling in the Minas Basin, Nova Scotia5
‘Coastal Management Guide - Managing Coastal Erosion’: A STEM education resource for secondary school teachers5
Storms can increase beach resilience on a low-energy coast in the proximity of a harbor5
Short timescale variability in large-amplitude internal waves on the western Portuguese shelf5
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The dynamics of the inner-shelf suspended sediments based on ADCP records and Rouse theory5
Sediment dynamics on the outer-shelf of the Gulf of Lions during a storm: An approach based on acoustic glider and numerical modeling5
Suspended sediment transport and turbidity maximum in a macro-tidal estuary with mountain streams: A case study of the Oujiang Estuary4
The effect of alongshore wind stress on a buoyancy current’s stability4
Seasonal trends in the Southeast Florida current and shelf CO2 fluxes4
Flood-associated hydrobiological changes in the nearshore off Kochi, along the southwest coast of India4
Evaluating the reproducibility and paleo-hydroclimate potential of coral skeletal Ba/Ca in the Gulf of Chiriquí, Panama4
Distribution and chemical speciation of iron on the outer edge of the Changjiang diluted water plume of the East China Sea4
A community-based bioassay for the salinity stress on periphytic protozoan fauna in marine ecosystems4
Large radiational S2 tides in the East China Sea4
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Wind-driven variability in longshore transport of SPM in the turbidity maximum zone along the Dutch coast4
Mangrove blue carbon stocks estimation in South Sulawesi Indonesia4
Water mass exchange in triangle seas of the Java-Makassar-Flores (JMF): A modeling study4
Residual M2 and S2 ocean tide signals in complex coastal zones identified by X-Track reprocessed altimetry data4
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Generation of nonlinear internal waves on the northern continental shelf south of Hainan Island4
Influence of oil and gas exploration activities on the macrobenthic community structure of the Krishna-Godavari basin (Ravva coast), Western Bay of Bengal4
A multiproxy study of intertidal surface sediments from two macrotidal estuarine systems (Canche, Authie) in northern France: Insights into environmental processes4
Coastal stratification and mixing on the western margin of the Gulf of Tehuantepec within a synoptic atmospheric and oceanographic environment4
Distribution of water masses in the tropical-subtropical convergence off Mexico, using an autonomous profiler (2017–2021).4
Experimental result of a shipwreck influence on the surrounding soft sediment communities in the vicinity of Bushehr port, Persian Gulf4
Multiscale sea level variability on the western Bay of Bengal: A study using tide gauge and satellite observations4
Combining sterols with stable carbon isotope as indicators for assessing the organic matter sources and primary productivity evolution in the coastal areas of the East China Sea4
Spatio-temporal variability of the salinity intrusion, mixing, and estuarine turbidity maximum in a tide-dominated tropical monsoon estuary4
A marine plastic cloud - Global mass balance assessment of oceanic plastic pollution4
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Seasonal variation in material exchange through the Bohai Strait4
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
Hydrodynamics, sediment transport, and water quality of two contrasting dredge pits on the Louisiana shelf4
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
Cu and Zn stable isotopes in suspended particulate matter sub-fractions from the northern Bay of Biscay help identify biogenic and geogenic particle pools4
Dynamics of the subtidal transport through the Guafo Mouth connecting the open ocean and the Chilean Inland Sea in southern Chile4
Tectonic and eustatic control on channel formation, erosion, and deposition along a strike-slip margin, San Diego, California, USA4
Iberian Atlantic Margin: Natural and anthropogenic processes and records4
Near-surface ocean temperature variations across temporal scales in the coastal eastern Adriatic4
Is there a quasi 60-year oscillation in global tides?4
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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
Seasonal variability of the Pearl River Plume front based on deep learning4
Contribution of offshore platforms and surrounding habitats to fish production in the Bass Strait, south-east Australia3
Dominance of land-derived organic matter in highly productive Bandon Bay, Thailand3
Internal solitary waves on the NW African shelf: A heuristic approach to localize diapycnal mixing hotspots3
Trophic ecology of a tropical scyphozoan community in coastal waters: Insights from stomach content and stable isotope analyses3
A century of tidal evolution around the Panama Canal3
Investigating sediment dynamics on a continental shelf mud patch under the influence of a macrotidal estuary: A numerical modeling analysis3
Triggering mechanisms of the Yucatan upwelling3
Spatio-temporal variation of mesozooplankton in the northern coastal waters of Bay of Bengal3
Co-occurrence patterns and assembly processes of microeukaryotic communities in a semi-enclosed aquaculture bay3
Incised valleys on the Algarve inner shelf, northern Gulf of Cadiz margin: Stratigraphic architecture and controlling factors in a low fluvial supply setting3
Sediment deficit and morphological change of the Rhine–Meuse river mouth attributed to multi-millennial anthropogenic impacts3
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Measuring free surface elevation of shoaling waves with pressure transducers3
A seafloor sensitivity index to oil spills in tropical marine protected areas3
Moderate CO2 sink due to phytoplankton bloom following a typhoon passage over the East China Sea3
Analysis of Bacteria–Phytoplankton relationships at three discrete locations in the Eastern Arabian Sea during winter3
Comparison of methods (ROV, diver) used to estimate the composition and abundance of biota colonizing an offshore oil platform: A pilot study3
Sediment-water fluxes of inorganic carbon and nutrients in the Pacific Arctic during the sea ice melt season3
Deep-sea paleoenvironmental evolution in the mid-Cretaceous of the Basque Pyrenees based on microfaunal analysis (Armintza section)3
Bottom evolution patterns driven by hydrodynamic forcing in the Southwest Atlantic Inner Continental Shelf, off Río de la Plata and Patos Lagoon3
Competitive advantages of HAB species under changing environmental conditions in the coastal waters of the Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea and East China Sea3
Dependence of tides and river water transport in an estuarine network on river discharge, tidal forcing, geometry and sea level rise3
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Size-differential photosynthetic traits of phytoplankton in the Chukchi Sea3
Evaluating the use of side scan sonar for improved detection and targeted retrieval of abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing gear3
Evaluating the effectiveness of a science-based community beach safety intervention: The Science of the Surf (SOS) presentation3
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Responses of hydrodynamics to changes in shoreline and bathymetry in the Pearl River Estuary, China3
Influence of oceanography on bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) foraging in the Chukchi Sea as inferred from animal-borne instrumentation3
Distribution characteristics and environmental effects of non-methane hydrocarbons in the East China Sea3
Spatial distribution and habitat relationship of sea urchin assemblages (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) in Hong Kong waters3
Modelling the impact of finfish aquaculture waste on the environmental status in an Eastern Mediterranean Allocated Ζone for Aquaculture3
Determination and uncertainty of spring net community production estimated from O2/Ar measurements in the northern East China Sea and southern Yellow Sea3
Seasonal variability in phytoplankton light absorption properties: Implications for the regional parameterization of the chlorophyll a specific absorption coefficients3
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
Carbon sources and trophic levels in the food web of the largest mangrove reserve of China3
Do Indus Delta mangroves and Indus River contribute to organic carbon in deltaic creeks and coastal waters (Northwest Indian Ocean, Pakistan)?3
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
Hydrogeochemical evaluation of Caleta de Los Loros Patagonian salt marsh in response to the geomorphological evolution of the coast during the Holocene3
Intensity and frequency of seabed shear stress and sediment mobilization on the Canadian Atlantic Shelf — A modelling study3
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