Articles | Volume 7, issue 3
Earth Surf. Dynam., 7, 773–787, 2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-7-773-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Earth Surf. Dynam., 7, 773–787, 2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-7-773-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article 26 Aug 2019
Research article | 26 Aug 2019
A global delta dataset and the environmental variables that predict delta formation on marine coastlines
Rebecca L. Caldwell et al.
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- Effects of upstream conditions on digitate shallow-water delta morphology Z. Xu et al. 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2021.105333
- Nitrate Removal Across Ecogeomorphic Zones in Wax Lake Delta, Louisiana (USA) D. Knights et al. 10.1029/2019WR026867
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- Sinuous bar fingers of digitate shallow‐water deltas: Insights into their formative processes and deposits from integrating morphological and sedimentological studies with mathematical modelling Z. Xu et al. 10.1111/sed.12923
- Global-scale human impact on delta morphology has led to net land area gain J. Nienhuis et al. 10.1038/s41586-019-1905-9
- Littoral Sediment From Rivers: Patterns, Rates and Processes of River Mouth Morphodynamics J. Warrick 10.3389/feart.2020.00355
- Exposure of coastal environments to river-sourced plastic pollution P. Harris et al. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145222
Latest update: 27 Sep 2021
Short summary
River deltas are valuable resources that support biodiversity and human habitation. Despite this we do not have a global census of deltas nor do we know the conditions that promote their formation. We surveyed 5399 river mouths greater than 50 m wide and found that 2174 (40 %) create a delta. The conditions that lead to delta formation are high sediment input and low wave and tide conditions. These results can be used to understand how deltas will adapt to environmental changes.
River deltas are valuable resources that support biodiversity and human habitation. Despite this...
