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Evolution of the estuary reflects the comprehensive interaction of two dynamic factors, the river and the sea. Its capricious characteristic is caused by the huge sediment load of the Yellow River, the shallow depth and the weak tidal currents in the gulf area.
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Liuyi, D. (1989). Improvement of the Mouth of the Yellow River and Sediment Disposal. In: Brush, L.M., Wolman, M.G., Bing-Wei, H. (eds) Taming the Yellow River: Silt and Floods. The GeoJournal Library, vol 13. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2450-5_40
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