The changing shapes of river deltas
In: Nature: International Weekly Journal of Science. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 0028-0836; e-ISSN 1476-4687, more
Related to:Nienhuis, J.H.; Ashton, A.D.; Edmonds, D.A.; Hoitink, A.J.F.; Kettner, A.J.; Rowland, J.C.; Törnqvist, T.E. (2020). Global-scale human impact on delta morphology has led to net land area gain. Nature (Lond.) 577(7791): 514-518. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1905-9, more
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A model has been devised that quantitatively describes how the shape of a river delta is affected by sediments, tides and waves. It reveals that the area of delta land is increasing globally, as a result of human activities upstream. |
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