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Based on the interpretation of the results, this work establishes general sediment transport patterns at both estuaries\u2019 exits under continuously varying river flows and tidal amplitudes recorded during a summer dry seasonal scenario (September 2005) and winter high river discharge (January\/February 2007) conditions. Results confirm the already known present scarcity of (sandy) sediment export from the Douro and Minho estuaries into the inner shelf and the consequent sediment depletion of the adjacent littoral, with no effective contribution of the Douro and some evidence of sand export observed at the Minho outlet during the winter of 2007.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/coasts1010004","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,11,21]],"date-time":"2021-11-21T21:02:06Z","timestamp":1637528526000},"page":"56-72","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Hydrodynamic and Sediment Transport Patterns in the Minho and Douro Estuaries (NW Portugal) Based on ADCP Monitoring Data: Part 2\u2014Statistical Interpretation of Bottom Moored Datasets"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"1","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1152-6334","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ana Isabel","family":"Santos","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto Hidrogr\u00e1fico, Rua das Trinas 49, 1249-093 Lisboa, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5098-3939","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Anabela","family":"Oliveira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto Hidrogr\u00e1fico, Rua das Trinas 49, 1249-093 Lisboa, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Dora","family":"Carinhas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto Hidrogr\u00e1fico, Rua das Trinas 49, 1249-093 Lisboa, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Jos\u00e9 Paulo","family":"Pinto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto Hidrogr\u00e1fico, Rua das Trinas 49, 1249-093 Lisboa, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2616-6637","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"M. 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