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tidal asymmetry: a standalone construct

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Coastal engineering

distortion of the tide in shallow estuaries giving unequal flood and ebb durations and currents, which drives net sediment import or export.

In coastal engineering, tidal asymmetry refers to distortion of the tide in shallow estuaries giving unequal flood and ebb durations and currents, which drives net sediment import or export. This meaning comes from Friedrichs (1988) in Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.[1]

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References

Friedrichs, C. T., & Aubrey, D. G. (1988). Non-linear tidal distortion in shallow well-mixed estuaries: a synthesis. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 27(5), 521-545. https://doi.org/10.1016/0272-7714(88)90082-0

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