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Articles | Volume 21, issue 1
Articles | Volume 21, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-19-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-19-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 21, issue 1
Research article
 | 
13 Jan 2025
Research article |  | 13 Jan 2025

Disentangling spring–neap suspended particulate matter (SPM) dynamics in estuaries

Yoeri M. Dijkstra, Dennis D. Bouwman, and Henk M. Schuttelaars

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-1364', Anonymous Referee #1, 20 Jul 2024
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Yoeri Dijkstra, 04 Sep 2024
  • CC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-1364', George Schramkowski, 06 Aug 2024
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-1364', George Schramkowski, 06 Aug 2024
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Yoeri Dijkstra, 04 Sep 2024

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Yoeri Dijkstra on behalf of the Authors (04 Sep 2024)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (16 Sep 2024) by Mehmet Ilicak
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (10 Oct 2024)
RR by George Schramkowski (25 Oct 2024)
ED: Publish as is (18 Nov 2024) by Mehmet Ilicak
AR by Yoeri Dijkstra on behalf of the Authors (18 Nov 2024)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
Suspended particulate matter (SPM) concentrations in estuaries have been observed to vary strongly over the spring–neap cycle. A systematic framework for analysing the processes causing this SPM variability is missing. In this study we set up such a framework. It is demonstrated using two model cases: an idealised test case and one representative of the Loire estuary. Using this, we explain the locations and timing of maximum concentrations in terms of the governing physical mechanisms.
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