Abstract
In this chapter the term “Tidal Flats”, defines tidal flat as “sandy to muddy or marshy flats emerging during low tide and submerging during high tide”. This definition can be ambiguous as the positions of low and high tides are time-variable. The frequency of tidal flat inundation, Waves play a strong role in the resuspension of sediments on tidal flats. A series of papers are written on the effects of storms, hurricanes and typhoons on tidal flats. The non-periodic occurrences of wave magnitude means that even sheltered regions are subject to wave influence at times. The degree of this influence is often visible across the tidal flats in the form of erosion of the seaward edges of salt marshes and mud flats, in the development of sandy beaches on top of the salt marsh at the mean high water spring tides (MHWST) level. The varying influences of waves are often apparent in the tidal flat zonation and associated sediment texture.
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