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Tidal Depositional Systems

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Encyclopedia of Marine Geosciences

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(Inter)tidal depositional environments; Intertidal deposits; Peritidal deposits; Peritidal environments; Tidal sedimentary environments; Tidal sedimentary facies; Tidalites; Tide-dominated environments; Tide-influenced deposits

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Tidal depositional systems are sedimentary environments which are mainly influenced and controlled by tides and tide-related processes. Their occurrence is limited to coasts and shallow shelves having a pronounced tidal range and, in relation to that, moderate wave action. In their vertical extension, tidal depositional systems are not restricted to the intertidal or eulittoral part of the coastal zone which is defined by the tidal range, i.e., the vertical distance between the mean high water level and the mean low water level. They can also be found in supratidal (above mean high water level) as well as in shallow subtidal (below mean low water level) environments. In contrast, deepwater sedimentary environments can also be influenced by...

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  1. Marine Research Department, Senckenberg am Meer, Südstrand 40, 26382, Wilhelmshaven, Germany

    Achim Wehrmann

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  1. University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland

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  2. University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany

    Martin Meschede

  3. GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel, Germany

    Sven Petersen

  4. Institute of Earth Science, KÖPPEN-Laboratory, Saint Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia

    JÖrn Thiede

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Wehrmann, A. (2016). Tidal Depositional Systems. In: Harff, J., Meschede, M., Petersen, S., Thiede, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Marine Geosciences. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6238-1_148

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