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 inception, growth, and decline of numerous large and small river deltas on Earth have
been strongly influenced by human population dynamics and interventions on catchments …

Deltas are subaerial landforms that cap underlying deposits with subaqueous extensions
that result from a river feeding sediment directly into a standing body of water at a rate that …

Abstract The Yangtze (Changjiang) mega-delta, China, has a high risk of coastal erosion
owing to the recent high rate of relative sea-level rise and reduced sediment supply. The …

Alluvial and fluvial fans are the most widespread depositional landforms bordering the
margins of long-lived highland regions and actively subsiding continental basins, across a …

Modern deltas are dependent on human-mediated freshwater and sediment fluxes.
Changes to these fluxes impact delta biogeophysical functioning and affect the long-term …

River sediment, the most crucial component of the land-ocean interaction, is enduring
substantial changes worldwide because of anthropogenic alterations and climate change …

Recent acceleration of sand extraction for anthropic use threatens the sustainability of this
major resource. However, continental erosion and river transport, which produce sand and …

The Danube delta is one of the few large deltas in the world the evolution of which has
involved numerous and varied episodes within a complex framework of interactivity between …

Abstract The Taihu Lake basin is one of the most sensitive areas to climate change in the
East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) influenced region. There are significant differences …