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  • * Estuarine dynamics and sediment transport.
  • * Geomorphology and coastal processes.

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  • * Estuarine turbidity maxima (ETMs) result from intricate hydrodynamic and sediment processes.
  • * These processes drive the convergence of suspended particulate matter (SPM).
  • * ETM formation is influenced by estuary topography, tidal/fluvial forces, and SPM characteristics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • * To analyze the processes causing convergent SPM transport.
  • * To review SPM trapping mechanisms responsible for ETMs.
  • * To demonstrate ETM formation using estuarine model simulations.

Main Methods:

  • * Transport decomposition analysis.
  • * Review of SPM trapping mechanisms.
  • * Numerical modeling of estuarine systems.

Main Results:

  • * Identified key processes leading to convergent SPM transport.
  • * Detailed mechanisms for ETMs at various estuarine locations (salt intrusion limit, freshwater zone, topographic transitions, lateral zones).
  • * Model simulations confirmed the interplay of ETM formation mechanisms.

Conclusions:

  • * ETM formation involves a complex interplay of hydrodynamic and sediment dynamics.
  • * Changes in SPM trapping, often due to human activities, can create hyperturbid estuaries.
  • * Further research into SPM trapping is crucial for estuarine management.