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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-10-367-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-10-367-2022
Research article
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29 Apr 2022
Research article |  | 29 Apr 2022

Estuarine morphodynamics and development modified by floodplain formation

Maarten G. Kleinhans, Lonneke Roelofs, Steven A. H. Weisscher, Ivar R. Lokhorst, and Lisanne Braat

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Floodplain formation in estuaries limit the ebb and flood flow, reducing channel migration and shortening the tidally influenced reach. Vegetation establishment on bars reduces local flow velocity and concentrates flow into channels, while mudflats fill accommodation space and reduce channel migration. These results are based on experimental estuaries in the Metronome facility supported by numerical flow modelling.
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