Abstract:The river streams meet the sea level either by estuaries in which the ocean flows more or less far, or by deltas, large sedimentary constructions reclaimed from the sea. The coastal dynamics of estuaries and deltas is very dependent on the difference in altitude between sea level and the bottom of the riverbed at its mouth, on the sedimentary loading transported by the river at sea, on the erosive force of the tides and on the marine currents. Among these drivers, two are rapidly changing in the Anthropocene: … Show more
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