An integrated study of sediment discharge from the Changjiang River, China, and the delta development since the mid-Holocene

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 26-37

  Chen, Xiqing ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chenier Plain; Coastal floodplain; Deltaic basin; Deltaic progradation; Post glacial sea level rise; Shoreline accretion

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; DELTA DEVELOPMENT; HOLOCENE DELTA; SEDIMENT DISCHARGE;

CHINA, CHANGJIANG RIVER;

EID: 0030482215     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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