Recent morphological changes of the Yellow River (Huanghe) submerged delta: Causes and environmental implications

• Published in: Geomorphology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Vol. 293; pp. 93 - 107
• Main Authors: Jiang, Chao, Pan, Shunqi, Chen, Shenliang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.09.2017
• Subjects: air temperature; Anthropocene epoch; anthropogenic activities; China; climate; climate change; hydrologic data; Morphological change; pollution load; River input; rivers; sediment yield; Submerged delta; time series analysis; watersheds; Yellow River; Yellow River (Huanghe); Yellow Sea; Yellow Sea; China; Yellow River; Submerged delta; River input; Yellow River (Huanghe); Morphological change

The Yellow River (Huanghe) submerged delta (YRSD) has been under the threat of erosion and retreat during the Anthropocene due to dramatic climatic and anthropogenic changes in the Yellow River basin. The analysis of field data shows that over the period of 1977–2005, the changes in climate (decreas...