The water-level fluctuation zone of Three Gorges Reservoir—A unique geomorphological unit

Y Bao, P Gao, X He - Earth-Science Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR) has provoked a series of unprecedented
environmental problems, many of which are related to the transitional area between the …

Fluvial sediment transfer in the Changjiang (Yangtze) river-estuary depositional system

Z Dai, X Mei, SE Darby, Y Lou, W Li - Journal of Hydrology, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge of the transfer of sediment through river systems is essential for
understanding the physical, chemical and biological processes on the Earth's surface. A …

Earth's surface water change over the past 30 years

G Donchyts, F Baart, H Winsemius, N Gorelick… - Nature Climate …, 2016 - nature.com
Earth's surface gained 115,000 km2 of water and 173,000 km2 of land over the past 30
years, including 20,135 km2 of water and 33,700 km2 of land in coastal areas. Here, we …

Decline in suspended sediment concentration delivered by the Changjiang (Yangtze) River into the East China Sea between 1956 and 2013

Z Dai, S Fagherazzi, X Mei, J Gao - Geomorphology, 2016 - Elsevier
The temporal evolution of suspended sediment concentration (SSC) in a river debouching
into the ocean provides vital insights into erosion processes in the watershed and dictates …

Mega-reservoir regulation: A comparative study on downstream responses of the Yangtze and Yellow rivers

X Wu, Y Yue, AGL Borthwick, LJ Slater, J Syvitski… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Large reservoirs can considerably alter the water-sediment dynamics and morphology of
alluvial rivers. Here we review the effects of two mega reservoirs operated with different …

Decadal morphological evolution of the Yangtze Estuary in response to river input changes and estuarine engineering projects

HL Luan, PX Ding, ZB Wang, JZ Ge, SL Yang - Geomorphology, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Yangtze Estuary in China has been intensively influenced by human activities
including altered river and sediment discharges in its catchment and local engineering …

Assessing natural and anthropogenic influences on water discharge and sediment load in the Yangtze River, China

Y Zhao, X Zou, Q Liu, Y Yao, Y Li, X Wu, C Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
The water discharge and sediment load of rivers are changing substantially under the
impacts of climate change and human activities, becoming a hot issue in hydro …

Three-dimensional evolution of the Yangtze River mouth, China during the Holocene: impacts of sea level, climate and human activity

Z Wang, Y Saito, Q Zhan, X Nian, D Pan, L Wang… - Earth-Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

Impacts of coastal reclamation on wetlands: Loss, resilience, and sustainable management

W Wu, Z Yang, B Tian, Y Huang, Y Zhou… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Coastal wetlands are some of the most valuable ecosystems on Earth because they provide
many ecological services for coastal security. However, these wetlands are seriously …

Delft3D model-based estuarine suspended sediment budget with morphodynamic changes of the channel-shoal complex in a mega fluvial-tidal delta

J Wang, A Chu, Z Dai, J Nienhuis - Engineering Applications of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Reduced riverine sediment supply and sea-level rise (SLR) threaten land building and
ecosystem in deltas. However, the sediment-morphodynamic processes in a channel-shoal …