The impacts of climate change on coastal groundwater

CM Richardson, KL Davis, C Ruiz-González… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2024 - nature.com
Coastal groundwater (CGW) is a critical water resource for many communities and can be a
key part of coastal ecosystems. Owing to its location, CGW faces both terrestrial and marine …

Water releases from dams improve ecological health and societal benefits in downstream estuaries

JB Adams, S Taljaard, L Van Niekerk - Estuaries and Coasts, 2023 - Springer
This review study investigated the response of low-inflow estuaries (LIEs) to dam releases
as this type of estuary is particularly sensitive to freshwater inflow modification. LIEs occur in …

[HTML][HTML] Defining estuarine squeeze: The loss of upper estuarine transitional zones against in-channel barriers through saline intrusion

S Little, JP Lewis, H Pietkiewicz - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Here we define, for the first time, the concept of estuarine squeeze and lay out
recommendations for the consistent use of terminology for this new but critical research …

Controls on shallow gas distribution, migration, and associated geohazards in the Yangtze subaqueous delta and the Hangzhou Bay

L Song, D Fan, J Su, X Guo - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Shallow gas is generally extensively distributed in the Holocene muddy sediments and gas
seepage has been increasingly reported to induce geohazards in coastal seas, but controls …

Effect of estuarine dam location and discharge interval on estuarine hydrodynamics, sediment dynamics, and morphodynamics

SM Figueroa, M Son, G Lee - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The effect of an estuarine dam located near the mouth for a range of estuarine types
(strongly stratified, partially mixed, periodically stratified, and well-mixed) has been studied …

Economic development drives massive global estuarine loss in the Anthropocene

NW Jung, G Lee, TM Dellapenna, Y Jung, TC Jo… - Earth's …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Estuaries have great ecological and economic value and sustain both population and
economic growth. Global‐scale analyses suggest that human activities drive estuarine area …

[HTML][HTML] Circulation, stratification and salt dispersion in a former estuary after reintroducing seawater inflow

WM Kranenburg, MCH Tiessen, M Blaas… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Around the world, estuaries have been partially or completely closed-off from the sea and
their number may increase with rising sea levels. Concurrently, there is a trend to …

Introducing ICEDAP: An 'Iterative Coastal Embayment Delineation and Analysis Process' with Applications for the Management of Coastal Change

NB Wellbrock, NW Jung, DP Retchless… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Coastal embayments provide vital benefits to both nature and humans alike in the form of
ecosystem services, access to waterways, and general aesthetic appeal. These coastal …

Transverse variability of residual currents, sediment fluxes, and bed level changes in estuaries with an estuarine dam: Role of estuarine type, dam location, and …

SM Figueroa, M Son - Continental Shelf Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Estuarine dams are constructed in estuaries for reasons such as freshwater, flood control,
and navigation. By changing tidal and river properties, estuarine dams can change the …

Relative contribution of the presence of an estuarine dam and land reclamation to sediment dynamics of the Nakdong Estuary

J Chang, G Lee, CK Harris, SM Figueroa… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The Nakdong Estuary of Korea is a dramatic example of an urban estuary that has been
heavily developed with the installation of two estuarine dams and approximately 17 km2 of …