Marsh processes and their response to climate change and sea-level rise

DM FitzGerald, Z Hughes - Annual Review of Earth and …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
In addition to their being vital components of mid-to high-latitude coastal ecosystems, salt
marshes contain 0.1% of global sequestered terrestrial carbon. Their sustainability is now …

A review of sediment diversion in the Mississippi River Deltaic Plain

K Xu, SJ Bentley, JW Day, AM Freeman - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf …, 2019 - Elsevier
One of the proposed methods for restoring the disappearing Mississippi Delta is sediment
diversion which uses channels and structures to divert water and sediment from the …

Ecogeomorphology of coastal deltaic floodplains and estuaries in an active delta: Insights from the Atchafalaya Coastal Basin

RR Twilley, JW Day, AE Bevington… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2019 - Elsevier
We present here an integrated analysis of coastal deltaic floodplains in the active
Atchafalaya Coastal Basin coupled to downstream deltaic estuaries to review how …

The importance of storm surge for sediment delivery to microtidal marshes

Q Zhu, PL Wiberg - Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Storm surge has the potential to significantly increase suspended sediment flux to microtidal
marshes. However, the overall effects of storm surge on microtidal marsh deposition have …

Different effects between cold front and tropical cyclone on short-term morphodynamics in the Changjiang Delta

X Wu, Q He, J Shen, Z Peng, L Guo, W Xie… - Journal of Marine Systems, 2024 - Elsevier
Global climate change is altering the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events
such as typhoons and cold fronts, and this is inducing physical changes and adaptions in …

Fetch and distance from the bay control accretion and erosion patterns in Terrebonne marshes (Louisiana, USA)

L Cortese, S Fagherazzi - Earth Surface Processes and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Wetlands in the Mississippi River Delta are rapidly degrading. Sea level rise and
low sediment supply are widely recognized as the two main factors contributing to land‐to …

Morphodynamic modeling of Fourleague Bay in Mississippi River Delta: Sediment fluxes across river-estuary-wetland boundaries

N Wang, Q Chen, K Hu, K Xu, SJ Bentley, J Wang - Coastal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
To mitigate land losses in the Mississippi River Delta, sediment diversions are being
employed to enable the flow of river water and sediments into wetlands experiencing …

Swell-driven sediment resuspension in the Yangtze Estuary during tropical cyclone events

YG Huang, HF Yang, YP Wang, JJ Jia, ZH Wang… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tropical-cyclone-induced waves in coastal waters are considered to greatly influence
sediment resuspension. Much attention has been paid to the effect of mixed waves (wind …

Wave-current interactions during extreme weather conditions in southwest of Bohai Bay, China

H Song, C Kuang, XH Wang, Z Ma - Ocean Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Wave-current interactions widely occur in shallow waters. However, the dominant factors for
the modulation differ over different coastal regions and the relevant generation mechanisms …

Impacts of training wall construction on littoral sedimentation under seasonal flow variability and sea-level rise: A case study of the Magdalena River (Colombia)

CA Torres-Marchena, RP Flores, CM Aiken - Coastal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Training walls to improve navigability at river mouths alter natural sediment transport
regimes, occasioning morphological changes in the nearby littoral zone. In addition, harbor …