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Tidal Current Velocity at Depositional Site
Max
(Ebb)
Min
(Flood)
Max
Depositional Record
High water slack
Flood
Low water slack
Ebb
High water slack
Flood
Low water slack
Flow current opposed
by river flow in esturary
Flood current subordinate
Ebb current dominant
Tidal estuary
128 Diagram illustrating the formation of cyclical silt clay pairs by tidal deposition after
Kuecher et al., 1990.
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