Geomorphic change in the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna delta

A Paszkowski, S Goodbred Jr, E Borgomeo… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
More than 70% of large deltas are under threat from rising sea levels, subsidence and
anthropogenic interferences, including the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna (GBM) delta, the …

Resilience of river deltas in the Anthropocene

AJF Hoitink, JA Nittrouer, P Passalacqua… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
At a global scale, delta morphologies are subject to rapid change as a result of direct and
indirect effects of human activity. This jeopardizes the ecosystem services of deltas …

Shoreline change assessment using geospatial tools: a study on the Ganges deltaic coast of Bangladesh

MRA Mullick, KMA Islam, AH Tanim - Earth Science Informatics, 2020 - Springer
The Ganges deltaic coast of Bangladesh experiences an incessant movement over the time.
Understanding the shoreline movement of this alluvial delta and a suitable method to …

[HTML][HTML] Salinity-induced change in green vegetation and land use patterns using remote sensing, NDVI, and GIS techniques: a case study on the southwestern coast …

MB Rashid, MR Sheik, AJME Haque… - Case Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study measured the salinity in the surface water, groundwater, and soils of the
southwestern coast of Bangladesh to illustrate the changes in vegetation patterns of the area …

Surface elevation and sedimentation dynamics in the Ganges-Brahmaputra tidal delta plain, Bangladesh: Evidence for mangrove adaptation to human-induced tidal …

EJ Bomer, CA Wilson, RP Hale, ANM Hossain… - Catena, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract In the Ganges-Brahmaputra (GB) delta, periodic flooding of the land surface during
the tidal cycle coupled with enormous sediment delivery during the monsoon promotes …

[HTML][HTML] Tidal amplification and river capture in response to land reclamation in the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta

DS Van Maren, JGW Beemster, ZB Wang, ZH Khan… - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
At a global scale, intertidal areas are being reclaimed for agriculture as well as urban
expansion, imposing high human pressure on the coastal zone. The Ganges-Brahmaputra …

Stable≠ sustainable: Delta dynamics versus the human need for stability

P Passalacqua, L Giosan, S Goodbred… - Earth's Future, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Arising from the non‐uniform dispersal of sediment and water that build deltaic landscapes,
morphological change is a fundamental characteristic of river delta behavior. Thus …

Monitoring of drainage system and waterlogging area in the human-induced Ganges-Brahmaputra tidal delta plain of Bangladesh using MNDWI index

MB Rashid - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Waterlogging is one of the major global problems which affects agro-economic activities
around the world. In the coastal areas of Bangladesh, especially the southwestern coast …

Flow reorganization in an anthropogenically modified tidal channel network: An example from the southwestern ganges‐brahmaputra‐meghna delta

RL Bain, RP Hale, SL Goodbred - Journal of Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
We examine variations in discharge exchange between two parallel, 1‐to 2‐km‐wide tidal
channels (the Shibsa and the Pussur) in southwestern Bangladesh over spring‐neap, and …

Island area changes in the Sundarban region of the abandoned western Ganga–Brahmaputra–Meghna Delta, India and Bangladesh

S Bandyopadhyay, NS Kar, S Dasgupta, D Mukherjee… - Geomorphology, 2023 - Elsevier
Delta shapes are governed by relative dominance of wave, tidal, and fluvial processes,
while their coastline changes primarily depend on activation and abandonment of …