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Delta Plain Morphology

Delta Plain Morphology is a geomorphological construct that characterizes the spatial configuration and surface features of the low-gradient, distributary-rich, sedimentary environment of a delta, distinguished by its distinctive pattern of channel networks, interdistributary wetlands, and depositional facies arranged in a radial or digitate planform.

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398

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2017–2026

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Global-scale human impact on delta morphology has led to net land area gain

Jaap H. Nienhuis, Andrew D. Ashton, Douglas A. Edmonds et al. · Nature · 2020 · 451 citations

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Sea-level rise and coastal marsh sustainability: geological and ecological factors in the Mississippi delta plain

Denise J. Reed · Geomorphology · 2002 · 203 citations

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Wetland Loss in World Deltas

James M. Coleman, Oscar K. Huh, DeWitt Braud · Journal of Coastal Research · 2008 · 198 citations

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Nile delta: extreme case of sediment entrapment on a delta plain and consequent coastal land loss

Daniel Jean Stanley · Marine Geology · 1996 · 197 citations

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Marsh Vegetation Types of the Mississippi River Deltaic Plain

Jenneke M. Visser, Charles E. Sasser, Robert H. Chabreck et al. · Estuaries · 1998 · 151 citations

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Authors

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  1. SP
    Shea Penland

    United States Geological Survey, United States

    4 publications · 143 citations

    4

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  2. SJ
    S. Jeffress Williams

    United States Geological Survey, United States

    4 publications · 228 citations

    4

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  3. DJ
    Daniel Jean Stanley

    Smithsonian Institution, United States

    3 publications · 314 citations

    3

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  4. RA
    Randolph A. McBride

    George Mason University, United States

    3 publications · 121 citations

    3

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  5. ES
    Esther Stouthamer

    Utrecht University, Netherlands

    2 publications · 42 citations

    2

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Institutions

202

  1. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    7 h-index

    14 publications

    745 citations

  2. Louisiana State University

    Baton Rouge, United States

    6 h-index

    18 publications

    1.3K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    475 citations

  4. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    566 citations

  5. East China Normal University

    Shanghai, China

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    761 citations

  6. Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development

    Beijing, China

    3 h-index

    12 publications

    720 citations

  7. Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research

    Boulder, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    516 citations

  8. Daqing Oilfield General Hospital

    Daqing, China

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    91 citations

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  1. Sedimentology

    8 publications · 474 citations

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  2. AAPG Bulletin

    7 publications · 138 citations

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  3. Geological Society London Special Publications

    6 publications · 210 citations

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  4. Marine Geology

    4 publications · 324 citations

    4

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  5. Journal of Sedimentary Research

    JSR · 4 publications · 205 citations

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