In this study, based on seismic profiles, complemented with boreholes and well logs, two types of deltas are recognized in the Paleogene Qiongdongnan Basin, namely fan deltas and braided river deltas, ...

Many factors are involved in how a river behaves and the creation of a river delta. Firstly, of course, there is the river itself. What kind of material does it transport to the delta? Does this ...

Gradual subsidence of terrain along the western coast of Siberia since the end of the last ice age has thwarted the formation of river deltas there, a new study suggests. When large rivers reach the ...

Your Artstor image groups were copied to Workspace. The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Limnology and Oceanography Vol. 57, No. 1, 2012 Watershed land use and river engineering ...

The new Delta-X project will study the Mississippi River Delta and the processes that build and maintain land in major river deltas threatened by rising seas. Five new NASA Earth science campaigns ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Research by Indiana University geologists suggests that an intermediate amount of vegetation -- not too little and not too much -- is most effective at stabilizing freshwater ...

SACRAMENTO — The third attempt could be the charm for repairing California’s main waterworks, the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. On paper at least, the latest plan by a governor to upgrade the ...

Five new NASA Earth science campaigns will take to the field starting in 2020 to investigate a range of pressing research questions, from what drives intense East Coast snowfall events to the impact ...