Geomorphological Development and Sedimentation in Qiantang Estuary and Hangzhou Bay

Authors

  • Chen Jiyu
  • Liu Cangzi
  • Zhang Chongle
  • H. Jesse Walker

Keywords:

China, delta, deposition, estuary, bar, sediment flux, texture, tidal bore, tide, Yangtze

Abstract

The Qiantang Estuary which fronts on Hangzhou Bay is a typical funnel-shaped estuary. It formed under specific geomorphological and hydrological conditions. This article discusses the development processes of the estuary and the large bar that occurs in it. The funnel-shape is a prerequisite for the formation of the bar which conditions the existence of the Hangzhou bore. There is a temporal sequence that extends from the time of the formation of the funnel-shaped estuary through that of the bar to the bore.


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Published

1990-07-17

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 3 (1990): Journal of Coastal Research

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