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Articles | Volume 12, issue 1
Articles | Volume 12, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-12-301-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-12-301-2024
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Articles | Volume 12, issue 1
Research article
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01 Feb 2024
Research article |  | 01 Feb 2024

Flexural isostatic response of continental-scale deltas to climatically driven sea level changes

Sara Polanco, Mike Blum, Tristan Salles, Bruce C. Frederick, Rebecca Farrington, Xuesong Ding, Ben Mather, Claire Mallard, and Louis Moresi

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Two-thirds of the world's most populated cities are situated close to deltas. We use computer simulations to understand how deltas sink or rise in response to climate-driven sea level changes that operate from thousands to millions of years. Our research shows that because of the interaction between the outer layers of the Earth, sediment transport, and sea level changes deltas develop a self-regulated mechanism that modifies the space they need to gain or lose land.
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