The global sediment cycle is a fundamental feature of the Earth system, balancing
competing factors such as orogeny, physical–chemical erosion and human action. In this …

The article surveys the current state of our understanding of turbidity currents, with an
emphasis on their fluid mechanics. It highlights the significant role these currents play within …

Rivers provide the primary link between land and sea. Utilizing the world's largest database,
this book presents a detailed analysis and synthesis of the processes affecting fluvial …

The world's rivers deliver 19 billion tonnes of sediment to the coastal zone annually, with a
considerable fraction being sequestered in large deltas, home to over 500 million people …

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 …

Sediment flux to the coastal zone is conditioned by geomorphic and tectonic influences
(basin area and relief), geography (temperature, runoff), geology (lithology, ice cover), and …

Large earthquakes deform the Earth's surface and drive topographic growth in the frontal
zones of mountain belts. They also induce widespread mass wasting, reducing relief. The …

The five largest rivers in East and Southeast Asia (Yellow, Yangtze, Pearl, Red and Mekong)
are important contributors of terrigenous sediment to the western Pacific Ocean. Although …

How the processes that initiate turbidity currents influence turbidite deposition is poorly
understood, and many discussions in the literature rely on concepts that are overly …

X-ray diffraction (XRD) mineralogical and grain-size analyses indicate that inner continental
shelf sediments in the East China Sea (ECS) represent a unique mixing of clays derived …