The changing shapes of river deltas

被引：12
|
作者：
van de Giesen, Nick [1 ]
机构：
[1] Delft Univ Technol, Dept Water Management, NL-2628 CN Delft, Netherlands
来源：
NATURE | 2020年 / 577卷 / 7791期
关键词：
Hydrology; Ocean sciences; Environmental sciences; SURFACE-WATER; HOLOCENE;
D O I：
10.1038/d41586-020-00047-y
中图分类号：
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号：
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要：
A model has been devised that quantitatively describes how the shape of a river delta is affected by sediments, tides and waves. It reveals that the area of delta land is increasing globally, as a result of human activities upstream.
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页码：473 / 474
页数：2
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