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This study is to combine a coastal high-resolution (2′×2′) two-way coupled wave-tide-surge numerical model (including 3 main physical mechanisms) with a material transport/diffusion model for understanding the law of material transport/diffusion. Results show that the law of material transport/diffusion driven by background current field simulated by the coupled wave-tide-surge model is different from that simulated by pure tide-surge, and more different from traditional ones driven by tidal current. The coupled background current should be taken into account for the simulation.
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Supported by the Distinguished Overseas Youth Scholar Grant from NSFC (No.40428001, No.40576018) and the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (No. 2005CB422301).
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Yin, B., Huang, Y., Lin, X. et al. The importance of wave-tide-surge interaction to coastal material transport and diffusion. Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 25, 42–50 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-007-0042-8
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