Paper on sediment transport in tidal rivers
Our paper came out in JGR-Earth Surface on sediment transport in tidal rivers. Using observations and a model for the Hudson River, we diagnose the controls on how much sediment gets trapped in the tidal fresh region and how long it takes to move through the estuary. Settling velocity is key, and for all but the slowest settling particles it can take years to decades for sediment to move through the system, and more than half of it is left behind permanently on depositional shoals.
, & (2017). Sediment transport time scales and trapping efficiency in a tidal river. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 122. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JF004337