Geomorphic change in the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna delta

A Paszkowski, S Goodbred Jr, E Borgomeo… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
More than 70% of large deltas are under threat from rising sea levels, subsidence and
anthropogenic interferences, including the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna (GBM) delta, the …

Environmental signal propagation in sedimentary systems across timescales

BW Romans, S Castelltort, JA Covault, A Fildani… - Earth-Science …, 2016 - Elsevier
Earth-surface processes operate across erosionally dominated landscapes and deliver
sediment to depositional systems that can be preserved over a range of timescales. The …

Spatial and temporal variations of groundwater arsenic in South and Southeast Asia

S Fendorf, HA Michael, A Van Geen - Science, 2010 - science.org
Over the past few decades, groundwater wells installed in rural areas throughout the major
river basins draining the Himalayas have become the main source of drinking water for tens …

[HTML][HTML] Subsidence and human influences in mega deltas: the case of the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna

S Brown, RJ Nicholls - Science of the Total Environment, 2015 - Elsevier
Relative sea/land level changes are fundamental to people living in deltas. Net subsidence
is complex and attributed to tectonics, compaction, sedimentation and anthropogenic …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] The Indian Sundarban mangrove forests: history, utilization, conservation strategies and local perception

A Ghosh, S Schmidt, T Fickert, M Nüsser - Diversity, 2015 - mdpi.com
Covering approximately 10,000 km2 the Sundarbans in the Northern Bay of Bengal is the
largest contiguous mangrove forest on earth. Mangroves forests are highly productive and …

[HTML][HTML] Clinoforms and clinoform systems: Review and dynamic classification scheme for shorelines, subaqueous deltas, shelf edges and continental margins

S Patruno, W Helland-Hansen - Earth-Science Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Clinoforms are inclined and normally basinward-dipping horizons developed over a range
of spatial and temporal scales in both siliciclastic and carbonatic systems. The study of …

Flux and fate of Yangtze River sediment delivered to the East China Sea

JP Liu, KH Xu, AC Li, JD Milliman, DM Velozzi, SB Xiao… - Geomorphology, 2007 - Elsevier
Numerous cores and dating show the Yangtze River has accumulated about 1.16× 1012 t
sediment in its delta plain and proximal subaqueous delta during Holocene. High-resolution …

Biosignature preservation and detection in Mars analog environments

LE Hays, HV Graham, DJ Des Marais, EM Hausrath… - Astrobiology, 2017 - liebertpub.com
This review of material relevant to the Conference on Biosignature Preservation and
Detection in Mars Analog Environments summarizes the meeting materials and discussions …

Arsenic in groundwater: testing pollution mechanisms for sedimentary aquifers in Bangladesh

JM McArthur, P Ravenscroft, S Safiulla… - Water Resources …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
In the deltaic plain of the Ganges‐Meghna‐Brahmaputra Rivers, arsenic concentrations in
groundwater commonly exceed regulatory limits (> 50 µg L− 1) because FeOOH is …