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Sediment dynamics at different timescales on an embayed coast in southeastern Australia
The concept of coastal sediment compartments has recently been adopted at a national scale in Australia to better understand sediment and shoreline...
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The Patterns of Seasonality of the Suspended Sediment Load along the Braided Channel of the Lena River
AbstractThe features of the suspended sediment load along the 200-km braided channel of the Lena River from the city of Pokrovsk to the Aldan River...
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Dynamics of soil loss and sediment export as affected by land use/cover change in Koshi River Basin, Nepal
How the dynamics in soil loss (SL) and sedimentation are affected by land use/cover change (LULCC) has long been one of the most important issues in...
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Assessment of the fraction of bed load concentration towards the sediment transport of a monsoon-dominated river basin of Eastern India
Given the challenges of re-creating complex bed load (BL) transport processes in rivers, models are preferred over gathering and examining field...
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Critical threshold of periodic point bar scour and sediment body transport path in tidal reaches: A case study of Fujiangsha reach, Yangtze River
The evolution of point bars in changing sections of a downstream tidal current limit is periodic. Accordingly, assessing the critical morphology and...
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Coastal compartments: the role of sediment supply and morphodynamics in a beach management context
Coastal compartments provide a hierarchical framework to manage beaches and coastal ecosystems in Australia. This study examines the individual...
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Gesäuse: River Gorge, Limestone Massifs and Sediment Cascades
Gesäuse is the name of a huge gorge the Enns River has cut into the Northern Calcareous Alps forming an impressive scenery with a relative relief of...
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Sediment cells and their dynamics along the coasts of India – A review
Coastal zone is dynamic in nature and is subjected to multiple interactions from marine, terrestrial, atmosphere, biosphere, fluvial systems and...
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Paraglacial Timescale and Sediment Fluxes for Hillslope Land Systems in the Northern Appalachian Mountains of Eastern Canada
The Appalachian Mountains of Eastern Canada are prone to several mass-wasting processes related to the geology and the nearby presence of large water...
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A Sediment Budget of the Upper Kaunertal
This chapter presents the sediment budget of the Upper Kaunertal (Kauner valley, Ötztal Alps, Austria) for the years 2012–2014 as obtained in the...
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Physics and Coastal Planning Strategies: Two Sides of the Same Coin
Environmental, social, and economic sustainability are the main aspects to deal with when coastal planning strategies have to be defined....
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Exploiting Sediment- and Morpho-Dynamics in Coastal Adaptation Strategies to Sea-Level Rise: A Case Study of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta
This chapter explores potential strategies to engage with sediment dynamics and coastal geomorphology in response to sea-level rise through a case...
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Seascape and Seaforms of the Levant Basin and Margin, Eastern Mediterranean
The modern seascapeSeascape (seafloor morphology) of the LevantLevant basin and margin was shaped through an interaction between tectonicTectonics,...
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Landscapes of Nahal Yael, Southern Negev Desert
This chapter describes the landscape of a small watershed called Nahal Yael in southernmost Israel as the outcome of its climatic, geologic,...
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Long-Term Evolution of the Shoreline of the South Lazio Region (Italy) Littoral Cell by Combining Historical Aerial Photography and Satellite Imagery
Historical maps, aerial photos, and satellite images are often used to investigate coastal area conditions and their historical evolution, in terms...
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The impact of coastal erosion on land cover changes in Muaragembong, Bekasi, Indonesia: a spatial approach to support coastal conservation
Muaragembong is a Citarum River estuarine ecosystem that has a lowland coast, a delta environment, tidal mudflats, and mangroves along the coast....
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The Erzberg Area: A Mining Landscape in Styria
Iron ore has been mined in the Erzberg area for at least 900 years, possibly as long as 1500 years. This mining history can be divided into three...
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Assessment of beach morphological characteristics and conservation strategies for blue flag beaches on the West Coast of India
Beach morphology assessment is very important for the sustainable development of beaches and the implementation of beach development activities...
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Modeling of the Suspended Matter Balance in the Selenga River Delta Using Remote Sensing Data
AbstractThis paper describes a methodology developed for assessing the distribution of suspended sediment and metal fluxes along the Selenga delta...
