Environmental signal propagation in sedimentary systems across timescales
Earth-surface processes operate across erosionally dominated landscapes and deliver
sediment to depositional systems that can be preserved over a range of timescales. The …
sediment to depositional systems that can be preserved over a range of timescales. The …
Reconstructing chemical weathering, physical erosion and monsoon intensity since 25 Ma in the northern South China Sea: a review of competing proxies
Reconstructing the changing strength of the East Asian summer monsoon has been
controversial because different proxies, many being indirect measures of rainfall, tell …
controversial because different proxies, many being indirect measures of rainfall, tell …
Flood risk of natural and embanked landscapes on the Ganges–Brahmaputra tidal delta plain
LW Auerbach, SL Goodbred Jr, DR Mondal… - Nature Climate …, 2015 - nature.com
Abstract The Ganges–Brahmaputra river delta, with 170 million people and a vast, low-lying
coastal plain, is perceived to be at great risk of increased flooding and submergence from …
coastal plain, is perceived to be at great risk of increased flooding and submergence from …
Drowning of the Mississippi Delta due to insufficient sediment supply and global sea-level rise
MD Blum, HH Roberts - Nature geoscience, 2009 - nature.com
Over the past few centuries, 25% of the deltaic wetlands associated with the Mississippi
Delta have been lost to the ocean. Plans to protect and restore the coast call for diversions of …
Delta have been lost to the ocean. Plans to protect and restore the coast call for diversions of …
Paleovalley systems: insights from Quaternary analogs and experiments
Ancient fluvial valley systems are long recognized as important features in the stratigraphic
record, but emerged as a specific focus of attention with publication of first-generation …
record, but emerged as a specific focus of attention with publication of first-generation …
Reviews and syntheses: 210Pb-derived sediment and carbon accumulation rates in vegetated coastal ecosystems – setting the record straight
Vegetated coastal ecosystems, including tidal marshes, mangroves and seagrass meadows,
are being increasingly assessed in terms of their potential for carbon dioxide sequestration …
are being increasingly assessed in terms of their potential for carbon dioxide sequestration …
The significance of large sediment supply, active tectonism, and eustasy on margin sequence development: Late Quaternary stratigraphy and evolution of the Ganges …
SL Goodbred Jr, SA Kuehl - Sedimentary Geology, 2000 - Elsevier
Borehole data from the Ganges–Brahmaputra delta system unveil an intriguing Late
Quaternary history controlled by immense sediment discharge, tectonics, and eustasy. Sea …
Quaternary history controlled by immense sediment discharge, tectonics, and eustasy. Sea …
Higher erosion rates in the Himalaya: geochemical constraints on riverine fluxes
A Galy, C France-Lanord - Geology, 2001 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The modern erosion rate of continental-scale mountains is difficult to estimate and is usually
based on measurement of the suspended load flux of rivers combined with assumptions …
based on measurement of the suspended load flux of rivers combined with assumptions …
Stratigraphic evolution of the late Holocene Ganges–Brahmaputra lower delta plain
Sediment cores from the Ganges–Brahmaputra delta in Bangladesh were examined for
sedimentological character, clay mineralogy, elemental trends (C, N, S), and 14C …
sedimentological character, clay mineralogy, elemental trends (C, N, S), and 14C …
Natural processes in delta restoration: Application to the Mississippi Delta
Restoration of river deltas involves diverting sediment and water from major channels into
adjoining drowned areas, where the sediment can build new land and provide a platform for …
adjoining drowned areas, where the sediment can build new land and provide a platform for …