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Trends in deltaic change over three decades in the Asia-Pacific region

Date

Authors

Shearman, Philip

Bryan, Jane E.

Walsh, J.P.

Publisher

Coastal Education & Research Foundation, Inc.

Abstract

Over the past decades, studies have shown considerable change in mangrove and deltaic systems around the world. Arguments for the controlling processes encompass natural and anthropogenic phenomena, including sea level rise, storms, sediment supply change

Keywords

Keywords: anthropogenic effect; coastal erosion; coastal morphology; deforestation; delta; Landsat; mangrove; morphodynamics; risk assessment; satellite imagery; sea level change; sediment transport; storm; subsidence; Fly River; Ganges Delta; Gulf; Irrawaddy River deltas; Fly; Irrawaddy; Kikori; Mangroves; Mekong; Purari; sea level change; Sundarbans

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/77758

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Journal of Coastal Research

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-12-00120.1

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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