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Hydrological and morphological processes at the Zhujiang River mouth area, China

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Hydrological and morphological processes in the Zhujiang River (Pearl River) mouth area of China are discussed. The hydrological regime of the Xijiang River, which is the largest river of South China and the main source of water inflow into the Zhujiang mouth area, is described. The basic features of the hydrological regime of the delta and the near-shore zone of the Zhujiang River mouth are characterized, much attention being given to the role of tides and mixing of river and sea water in the hydrological regime. Special emphasis is placed on morphodynamic processes at the mouth area and the history of the Zhujiang Delta evolution.

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Original Russian Text © V.N. Mikhailov, M. V. Mikhailova, V.N. Korotaev, 2006, published in Vodnye Resursy, 2006, Vol. 33, No. 3, pp. 261–272.

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Mikhailov, V.N., Mikhailova, M.V. & Korotaev, V.N. Hydrological and morphological processes at the Zhujiang River mouth area, China. Water Resour 33, 237–248 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0097807806030018

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