Sediment dynamic processes of the Yuehu inlet system, Shandong Peninsula, China

tidal inlets; sediment transport; time-velocity asymmetry; anthropogenic processes; deposition rate; Shangdong Peninsula 1. Introduction A tidal inlet system consists of a tidal basin (often in the form of a lagoon) that stores seawater during the flood phase of the tide and exports water mass during the ebb, an entrance channel that links the tidal basin with the open sea, and flood and ebb tidal deltas that are located in the basin and the seaward side of the channel, respectively (Hayes, 1980). Tidal inlet systems are a common feature in many places along the world coastlines. Most tidal