Anthropogenic effects on the contemporary sediment budget of the lower Rhine‐Meuse Delta channel network

JR Cox, Y Huismans, SM Knaake, J Leuven… - Earth's …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Deltas and estuaries worldwide face the challenge of capturing sufficient sediment to keep
up with relative sea‐level rise. Knowledge about sediment pathways and fluxes is crucial to …

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 …

Vegetation reconfigures barrier coasts and affects tidal basin infilling under sea level rise

M Boechat Albernaz, MZM Brückner… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Worldwide, many tidal basins associated with barrier coasts have infilled over the past
millennia due to the combination of sediment supply, wave‐tidal sediment transport, and eco …

[HTML][HTML] Sediment deficit and morphological change of the Rhine–Meuse river mouth attributed to multi-millennial anthropogenic impacts

JR Cox, J Leuven, HJ Pierik, M van Egmond… - Continental Shelf …, 2022 - Elsevier
Many delta systems worldwide are becoming increasingly urbanized following a variety of
processes, including land reclamation, embanking, major engineering and port …

Climate change can intensify the effects of local interventions: A morphological modeling study of a highly engineered estuary

RWA Siemes, TM Duong, BW Borsje… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Estuaries worldwide are susceptible and adapting to climate change (CC) impacts from both
the river and coastal boundaries. Furthermore, engineering efforts are undertaken to …

Morphological response of a highly engineered estuary to altering channel depth and restoring wetlands

RWA Siemes, TM Duong, PWJM Willemsen… - Journal of Marine …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Estuaries are continuously adapting to anthropogenic pressure. Because of sea-level rise
and reduced fluvial sediment supply, they are at risk of sediment starvation. Contrarily, some …

Natural levee evolution in vegetated fluvial‐tidal environments

M Boechat Albernaz, L Roelofs… - Earth surface …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Natural levees are common features in river, delta and tidal landscapes. They are elevated
near‐channel morphological features that determine the connection between channel and …

Advances and practices on the research, prevention and control of land subsidence in coastal cities

X Yan, T Yang, Y Xu, L Tosi… - Acta Geologica …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Land subsidence severely threatens most of the coastal plains around the world where high
productive industrial and agricultural activities and urban centers are concentrated. Coastal …

[HTML][HTML] Lithological control on scour hole formation in the Rhine-Meuse Estuary

Y Huismans, H Koopmans, A Wiersma, T de Haas… - Geomorphology, 2021 - Elsevier
River deltas commonly have a heterogeneous substratum of alternating peat, clay and sand
deposits. This has important consequences for the river bed development and in particular …

Long‐term evolution of the Old Rhine estuary: Unravelling effects of changing boundary conditions and inherited landscape

T de Haas, L van der Valk, KM Cohen… - The Depositional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The long‐term morphodynamic evolution of estuaries depends on a combination of
antecedent topography and boundary conditions, including fluvial input, sea‐level change …