@misc{chen_sediment_dynamics_2019, 
author={Chen, H., Zhang, W., Xie, X., Ren, J.},
title={Sediment dynamics driven by contour currents and mesoscale eddies along continental slope: A case study of the northern South China Sea},
year={2019},
howpublished = {journal article},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2018.12.012},
abstract = {Our modelling study indicates that both surface and bottom mesoscale eddies are essential to account for the spatial heterogeneity in sedimentation pattern along the northern South China Sea continental slope. According to simulation, the eddy front contains the highest flow velocity over a mesoscale eddy cycle (45 days), exceeding the threshold for resuspension of unconsolidated sediment (15 cm/s). As a consequence massive resuspension is produced at various sites, and redistributed by sub-mesoscale (horizontal scale of 1 to 10 km) circulations originated from an eddy-topography interaction. In contrast to the surrounding areas, which are subject to erosional forcing for a relatively long part (>7% of an eddy cycle), both the locally-confined drift and a further upstream large elongated-mounded drift experience little erosion (<2.5% of an eddy cycle), and serve as depositional centres for sediment from remote areas and erosion from adjacent areas. Our study demonstrates a promising new perspective for bridging the scales between short-term sediment dynamics and long-term sedimentation through a comparison of modelled scenarios between normal conditions and energetic events.},
note = {Online available at: \url{https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2018.12.012} (DOI). Chen, H.; Zhang, W.; Xie, X.; Ren, J.: Sediment dynamics driven by contour currents and mesoscale eddies along continental slope: A case study of the northern South China Sea. Marine Geology. 2019. vol. 409, 48-66. DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2018.12.012}}