In‐situ observation of storm‐induced wave‐supported fluid mud occurrence in the subaqueous yellow river delta

X Liu, Y Lu, H Yu, L Ma, X Li, W Li… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Two relatively comprehensive and long‐term observation campaigns of bottom sediment
dynamics have been conducted at the subaqueous Yellow River delta in the winters of 2016 …

Physical processes controlling mud depocenter development on continental shelves–geological, oceanographic, and modeling concepts

L Porz, W Zhang, TJJ Hanebuth, C Schrum - Marine Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
Mud depocenters (MDCs) represent major proximal-marine sinks for fine-grained
terrigenous material, carbon, and contaminants on modern continental shelves. Throughout …

Formation and transport of fluid mud triggered by typhoon events in front of the subaqueous Changjiang Delta

J Tang, H Wu, F Xing, F Zhang, B Tang, G Li, YP Wang - Marine Geology, 2023 - Elsevier
Fluid mud supported by waves can move downslope on a gentle slope under gravity to
transport massive sediment across the continental shelf and cause significant …

Facies and stratigraphic architecture of the late Pleistocene to early Holocene tide-dominated paleo-Changjiang (Yangtze River) delta

X Zhang, RW Dalrymple, CM Lin - Bulletin, 2018 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
This paper reexamines the late Pleistocene to early Holocene transgressive succession (ca.
19.0–8.0 cal. ky BP) beneath the modern Changjiang delta plain, one of the world's great …

Fluid mud dynamics in a tide-dominated estuary: A case study from the Yangtze River

H Wu, YP Wang, S Gao, F Xing, J Tang… - Continental Shelf Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Fluid mud plays an important role in the maintenance of the estuarine turbidity maximum
(ETM) and makes a significant contribution to estuarine sediment transport. A seabed tripod …

Typhoon Chan-Hom (2015) induced sediment cross-shore transport in the mud depo-center of the East China Sea inner shelf

Y Lin, Y Li, M Liu, L Wang, B Zheng, Z Long, J Xu - Marine Geology, 2024 - Elsevier
The erosion, transport, and deposition processes of sediments that are influenced by
typhoons are significant constituents of the sedimentary source-sink processes in marginal …

Storm‐driven bottom sediment transport on a high‐energy narrow shelf (NW Iberia) and development of mud depocenters

W Zhang, Y Cui, AI Santos… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Bottom sediment transport on the NW Iberian shelf was monitored during a downwelling
storm in September 2014. Collected data were analyzed and fed into a 3‐D coastal ocean …

Fluid mud induced by periodic tidal advection and fine-grained sediment settling in the Yangtze estuary

H Wu, J Tang, W Li, F Xing, H Yang, F Zhang… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
This study presents in-situ observations of fluid mud in the Yangtze Estuary via a bottom
tripod. Six occurrences of periodic fluid muds (F1-F6) were observed at high slack water …

Wave generation of gravity‐driven sediment flows on a predominantly sandy seabed

RP Flores, S Rijnsburger, S Meirelles… - Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Wave‐supported gravity flows (WSGFs) generate rates of sediment flux far exceeding other
cross‐shelf transport processes, contributing disproportionately to shelf morphology and net …

Characteristics of fluid mud in the Yangtze Estuary: Storm, tide, and slope-triggered sediment dynamics and effects

W Li, M Li, X Zhang, J Li - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Fluid mud is widely found in estuarine and coastal areas and significantly affects sediment
transport, navigational safety, and ecological functions. The formation mechanisms of fluid …