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• Siltation in harbors and fairways
  ...siltation occurs when the sediment transport capacity is locally exceeded by the supply of sediment. ...hus we focus on siltation with fine sediments, which are generally carried by the flow in suspension (see [[Dynamics of mud transport]]).
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• Estuarine turbidity maximum
  ...y the ebb currents. This sediment import mechanism is sometimes designated by the term 'tidal pumping'. (It should be noted that in estuaries with substa ...entrations than in the near-bed layer. The turbid near-bed layer is eroded by the ebb flow in the surface layer, which becomes progressively thicker, car
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