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On the Turbidity Maximum in the Chinese Estuaries

Huan Shen

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Most of the Chinese estuaries, such as the Yangtze River\, the Yellow River\, the Pearl River\, the Qiantang River\, the Oujiang and the Jiaojiang River estuaries, exhibit strong turbidity maximum. ln this paper, large data sets will be used to provied a comparison of the physical background and characteristics within the respective turbidity maximum regions of those estuaries. Based on sources and convergences of estuarine fine sediments, five different types of the turbidity maximum can be proposed for the Chinese estuaries:ⅰ.terrigenous\|tidal\|induced,ⅱ.terrigenous\|saline\|induced,ⅲ.terrigenous\|tidal\|saline composite,ⅳ.marine\|tidal\|induced,and ⅴ.marine\|saline\|induced.

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Key concepts: Estuary, Terrigenous sediment, Turbidity, Hydrology (agriculture), Turbidite, Environmental science, Yangtze river, Oceanography