Anthropogenic Effects on the Contemporary Sediment Budget of the Lower Rhine‐Meuse Delta Channel Network

• Published in: Earth's future Vol. 9; no. 7
• Main Authors: Cox, J. R., Huismans, Y., Knaake, S. M., Leuven, J. R. F. W., Vellinga, N. E., Vegt, M., Hoitink, A. J. F., Kleinhans, M. G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bognor Regis John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.07.2021; Wiley
• Subjects: Anthropogenic factors; Bank erosion; Budgets; Channel erosion; Channel morphology; Coastal engineering; Coastal sediments; Dams; Deltas; Dredging; Dumping; Ecology; Engineering; Environmental aspects; Erosion; Erosion (Geology); Estuaries; Flood management; Floods; Fluxes; Geomorphology; Harbors; Human beings; Human influences; Human-environment interactions; Influence on nature; Navigation; Ports; Rivers; Safety management; Sea level; Sea level rise; sediment budget; Sediment composition; sediment fluxes; sediment loss; Sedimentation & deposition; Sediments; Sediments (Geology); Soil erosion; Soil management; Sustainability management; Tidal waves; Trends; Netherlands; North Sea

Deltas and estuaries worldwide face the challenge of capturing sufficient sediment to keep up with relative sea‐level rise. Knowledge about sediment pathways and fluxes is crucial to combat adverse effects on channel morphology, for example, erosion which enhances bank collapse and increasing tidal...