Wave influence in the construction, shaping and destruction of river deltas: A review

Marine Geology

Volumn 361, Issue , 2015, Pages 53-78

  Anthony, Edward J ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Beach ridges; Cheniers; Longshore drift; River delta; River mouth bar; River wave interactions; Spits

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; COASTAL ZONES; DEPOSITS; FLOW OF WATER; MORPHOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODELS; RIVERS; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTS;

BEACH RIDGE; CHENIERS; LONGSHORE DRIFT; RIVER DELTAS; RIVER MOUTHS; SPITS; WAVE INTERACTIONS;

COASTAL ENGINEERING;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; BEDLOAD; CHENIER; DELTAIC DEPOSIT; EROSION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GRAIN SIZE; LONGSHORE TRANSPORT; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIVER SYSTEM; WAVE ACTION;

BRAHMAPUTRA BASIN; GANGES BASIN; MISSISSIPPI; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84921823182     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2014.12.004     Document Type: Review

References (132)

1. Alexander C.S. Beach ridges in northeastern Tanzania. Geographical Review 1969, 59:104-122.
2. Allen J.R.L. Coastal geomorphology of eastern Nigeria: beach-ridge barrier islands and vegetated tidal flats. Geologie en Mijnbouw 1965, 44:1-21.
3. Allison M.A., Khan S.R., Goodbred S.L., Kuehl S.A. Stratigraphic evolution of the late Holocene Ganges-Brahmaputra lower delta plain. Sedimentary Geology 2003, 155:317-342.
4. Aminti P., Pranzini E. Variations in longshore sediment transport rates as a consequence of beach erosion in a cuspate delta. EUROCOAST 1990 1990, 130-134. Institut Méditerranéen de Technologie, Marseille.
5. Anthony E.J. Beach-ridge progradation in response to sediment supply: examples from West Africa. Marine Geology 1995, 129:175-186.
6. Anthony E.J. Shore processes and their palaeoenvironmental applications. Developments in Marine Geology 2009, vol. 4. Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, (519 pp.).
7. Anthony E.J. Deltas. Coastal Environments and Global Change 2014, 299-337. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. G. Masselink, R. Gehrels (Eds.).
8. Anthony E.J. Patterns of sand spit development and their management implications on deltaic, drift-aligned coasts: the cases of the Senegal and Volta River delta spits, West Africa. Coastal Research Library Series 2015, Springer, (in press). G. Randazzo, D.W.T. Jackson, J.A.G. Cooper (Eds.).
9. Anthony E.J., Blivi A.B. Morphosedimentary evolution of a delta-sourced, drift-aligned sand barrier-lagoon complex, western Bight of Benin. Marine Geology 1999, 158:161-176.
10. Anthony E.J., Gardel A., Gratiot N. Fluvial sediment supply, mud banks, cheniers and the morphodynamics of the coast of South America between the Amazon and Orinoco river mouths. Geological Society, London, Special Publications 2014, 388:533-560. I.P. Martini, H.R. Wanless (Eds.).
11. Anthony E.J., Marriner N., Morhange C. Human influence and the changing geomorphology of Mediterranean deltas and coasts over the last 6000years: from progradation to destruction phase?. Earth-Science Reviews 2014, 139:336-361.
12. Ashton A.D., Giosan L. Wave-angle control of delta evolution. Geophysical Research Letters 2011, 38:L13405. 10.1029/2011GL047630.
13. Ashton A.D., Hutton E.W.H., Kettner A.J., Xing F., Kallumadikal J., Nienhuis J., Giosan L. Progress in coupling models of coastline and fluvial dynamics. Computers & Geosciences 2013, 53:21-29.
14. Bellotti P., Calderoni G., Di Rita F., D'Orefice M., D'Amico C., Esu D., Preite Magri D., Martinez M., Tortora P., Valeri P. The Tiber river delta plain (central Italy): coastal evolution and implications for the ancient Ostia Roman settlement. The Holocene 2011, 21:1105-1116.
15. Bhattacharya J.P. Deltas. Facies Models Revisited 2006, 237-292. SEPM, Tulsa. H.W. Posamentier, R.G. Walker (Eds.).
16. Bhattacharya J.P., Giosan L. Wave-influenced deltas: geomorphological implications for facies reconstruction. Sedimentology 2003, 50:187-210.
17. Bittencourt A.C.S.P., Dominguez J.M.L., Martin L., SILVA I.R. Longshore transport on the northeastern Brazilian coast and implications to the location of large-scale accumulative and erosive zones: an overview. Marine Geology 2005, 219:219-234.
18. Bittencourt A.C.S.P., Dominguez J.M.L., Fontes L.C.S., Sousa D.L., Silva I.R., Da Silva F.R. Wave refraction, river damming, and episodes of severe shoreline erosion: the São Francisco River mouth, Northeastern Brazil. Journal of Coastal Research 2007, 23:930-938.
19. Bony G., Morhange C., Bruneton H., Carbonel P., Gébara C. Silting-up of the Frejus ancient harbour (Forum Julii, France) during the past 2000years: a two-phase model of palaeoenvironmental change. Comptes Rendus Geoscience 2011, 343:701-715.
20. Booij N., Ris R.C., Holthuijsen L.H. A third-generation wave model for coastal regions; 1. Model description and validation. Journal of Geophysical Research 1999, 104(C4):7649-7666.
21. Boyd R., Dalrymple R.W., Zaitlin B.A. Classification of clastic coastal depositional environments. Sedimentary Geology 1992, 80:139-150.
22. Brückner H., Müllenhoff M., Handl M., van der Borg K. Holocene landscape evolution of the Büyük Menderes alluvial plain in the environs of Myous and Priene (Western Anatolia Turkey). Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie, Supplement Band 2002, 127:47-65.
23. Canestrelli A., Nardin W., Edmonds D., Fagherazzi S., Slingerland R. Importance of frictional effects and jet instability on the morphodynamics of river mouth bars and levees. Journal of Geophysical Research, Oceans 2014, 119:509-522.
24. Ciavola P., Mantovani F., Simeoni U., Tessari U. Relation between river dynamics and coastal changes in Albania: an assessment integrating satellite imagery with historical data. International Journal of Remote Sensing 1999, 20:561-584.
25. Coleman J.M. Deltas - processes of deposition and models for exploration 1981, Burgess Publishing Company, Minneapolis, (124 pp.).
26. Coleman J.M., Huh O.K. Major deltas of the world: a perspective from space. Coastal Studies Institute 2004, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA, (www.geol.lsu.edu/WDD/PUBLICATIONS/C&Hnasa04/C&Hfinal04.htm).
27. Cooper J.A.G. Geomorphic variability among microtidal estuaries from the wave-dominated Soth African coast. Geomorphology 2001, 40:99-122.
28. Cooper J.A.G., Pilkey O.H. Longshore drift: trapped in an expected universe. Journal of Sedimentary Research 2004, 74:599-606.
29. Correggiari A., Catanneo A., Trincardi F. The modern Po delta system: Lobe switching and asymmetric delta growth. Marine Geology 2005, 222-223:49-74.
30. Curray J.R., Emmel F.J., Crampton P.J.S. Holocene history of a strand plain, lagoonal coast, Nayarit, Mexico. Coastal Lagoons, a Symposium 1969, 63-100. University Nacional Autonoma Mexico-UNESCO, Mexico. A.A. Castañares, F.B. Phleger (Eds.).
31. Dan S., Stive M.J.F., Walstra D.J.R., Panin N. Wave climate, coastal sediment budget and shoreline changes for the Danube Delta. Marine Geology 2009, 262:39-49.
32. Dan S., Walstra D.J.R., Stive M.J.F., Panin N. Processes controlling the development of a river mouth spit. Marine Geology 2011, 280:116-129.
33. Davies J.L. Geographical variation in coastal development 1980, Longman, London, (212 pp.). 2nd ed.
34. Dodet G. Morphodynamic modeling of a wave-dominated tidal inlet: the Albufeira Lagoon 2013, (Thèse de Doctorat), Université de la Rochelle, (181 pp.).
35. Dodet G., Bertin X., Bruneau N., Fortunato A.B., Nahon A., Roland A. Wave-current interactions in a wave-dominated tidal inlet. Journal of Geophysical Research, Oceans 2013, 118:1587-1605.
36. Dolgopolova E.N., Mikhailova M.V. Mathematical modeling of the formation and progradation of a river mouth bar into a sea: case study of Danube delta branches. Water Resources 2008, 35:287-296.
37. Dominguez J.M.L. The São Francisco strandplain: a paradigm for wave-dominated deltas?. Geological Society of London, Special Publication 1996, 117:217-231. M. De Baptist, P. Jacobs (Eds.).
38. Dominguez J.M.L. The coastal zone of Brazil: an overview. Journal of Coastal Research Special Issue 2004, 39:16-20.
39. Edmonds D.A., Slingerland R.L. Mechanics of river mouth bar formation: implications for the morphodynamics of delta distributary networks. Journal of Geophysical Research 2007, 112:F02034.
40. Edmonds D.A., Hoyal D.C.J.D., Sheets B.A., Slingerland R.L. Predicting delta avulsions: implications for coastal wetland restoration. Geology 2009, 37:759-762.
41. El Banna M., Frihy O.E. Human-induced changes in the geomorphology of the northeastern coast of the Nile delta, Egypt. Geomorphology 2009, 107:72-78.
42. Ericson J.P., Vörösmarty C.J., Dingman S.L., Ward L.G., Meybeck M. Effective sea-level rise and deltas: causes of change and human dimension implications. Global and Planetary Change 2006, 50:63-82.
43. Evans G. Deltas: the fertile dustbins of the world. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association 2012, 123:397-418.
44. Fisher W.L., Brown L.F., Scott A.J., McGowen J.H. Delta systems in the exploration for oil and gas. Transactions of the Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies 1969, 17:105-125.
45. Foufoula-Georgiou E. A vision for a coordinated effort on delta sustainability, 2013. Deltas: Landforms, Ecosystems and Human Activities 2013, vol. 358:3-11. Book Series: IAHS Publication, Gothenburg. G. Young, G.M. Perillo (Eds.).
46. Fox J.M., Hill P.S., Milligan T.G., Ogston A.S., Boldrin A. Floc fraction in the waters of the Po River prodelta. Continental Shelf Research 2004, 24:1699-1715.
47. Gac J.Y., Kane A., Monteillet J. Migrations de l'embouchure du fleuve Sénégal depuis 1850. série Géologie 1982, 12:73-76.
48. Galloway W.E. Process framework for describing themorphologic and stratigraphic evolution of delta depositional systems. Deltas: Models for Exploration 1975, 87-98. Houston Geological Society, Houston. M.L. Broussard (Ed.).
49. Geleynse N., Storms J.E.A., Walstra D.J.R., Jagers H.R.A., Wang Z.B., Stive M.J.F. Controls on river delta formation; insights from numerical modeling. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 2011, 302:217-226.
50. Giosan L. Morphodynamic feedbacks on deltaic coasts: lessons from the wave-dominated Danube delta. Coastal Sediments 2007, 2007:828-841.
51. Giosan L., Donnelly J.P., Vespremeanu E., Bhattacharya J.P., Olariu C., Buonaiuto F.S. River delta morphodynamics: examples from the Danube delta. SEPM Special Publication 2005, 83:393-411. L. Giosan, J.P. Bhattacharya (Eds.).
52. Giosan L., Coolen M., Kaplan J.O., Constantinescu S., Florin F., Filipova-Marinova M., Kettner A.J., Thom N. Early anthropogenic transformation of the Danube - Black Sea system. Scientific Reports 2012, 2. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep00582).
53. Guillén J., Palanques A. Sediment dynamics and hydrodynamics in the lower course of a river highly regulated by dams - the Ebro River. Sedimentology 1992, 39:567-579.
54. Guillén J., Palanques A. A historical perspective of the morphological evolution in the lower Ebro river. Environmental Geology 1997, 30:174-180.
55. Hereher M. Mapping coastal erosion at the Nile Delta western promontory using 440 Landsat imagery. Environmental Earth Sciences 2011, 64:1117-1125.
56. Hori K., Saito Y. Classification, architecture and evolution of large river deltas. Large Rivers: Geomorphology and Management 2008, 214-231. John Wiley and Sons. A. Gupta (Ed.).
57. Ibáñez C., Day J.W., Reyes E. The response of deltas to sea-level rise: natural mechanisms and management options to adapt to high-end scenarios. Ecological Engineering 2014, 65:122-130.
58. Jerolmack D.J. Conceptual framework for assessing the response of delta channel networks to Holocene sea level rise. Quaternary Science Reviews 2009, 28:1786-1800.
59. Jerolmack D.J., Swenson J.B. Scaling relationships and evolution of distributary networks on wave-influenced deltas. Geophysical Research Letters 2007, 34:L23402. 10.1029/2007GL031823.
60. Jimenez J.A., Sanchez-Archilla A., Valdemoro H.I., Garcia V., Nieto F. Processes reshaping the Ebro delta. Marine Geology 1997, 144:59-79.
61. Komar P.D. Computer models of delta growth due to sediment input from rivers and longshore transport. Geological Society of America Bulletin 1973, 84:2217-2226.
62. Koszka-Maron D. Facies model of the contemporary delta lobe of the Vistula River. Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies 2009, 38:57-68.
63. Kuenzer C., van Beijma S., Gessner U., Dech S. Land surface dynamics and environmental challenges of the Niger Delta, Africa: remote sensing-based analyses spanning three decades. Applied Geography 2014, 53:354-368.
64. Laïbi R.A., Anthony E.J., Almar N., Castelle B., Sénéchal, Kestenare E. Longshore drift cell development on the human-impacted Bight of Benin sand barrier coast, West Africa. Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue 2014, 70:78-83.
65. Lamb M.P., Nittrouer J.A., Mohrig D., Shaw J. Backwater and river plume controls on scour upstream of river mouths: implications for fluvio-deltaic morphodynamics. Journal of Geophysical Research 2012, 117:F01002. 10.1029/2011JF002079.
66. Larson M., Kraus N.C. Enhancements of the numerical model of the longshore current NMLONG to include interaction between currents and waves (NMLong-CW). Coastal Engineering Technical Note CETN-IV-25 2000, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS, (http://chl.wes.army.mil/library/publications/cetn/).
67. Leonardi N., Canestrelli A., Sun T., Fagherazzi S. Effect of tides on mouth bar morphology and hydrodynamics. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans 2013, 4169-4183.
68. Maillet G.M., Vella C., Berné S., Friend P.L., Amos C.L., Fleury T.J., Normand A. Morphological changes and sedimentary processes induced by the December 2003 flood event at the present mouth of the Grand RhÔne River (southern France). Marine Geology 2006, 234:159-177.
69. Marriner N., Flaux C., Kaniewski D., Morhange C., Leduc G., Moron V., Chen Z., Gasse F., Empereur J.-Y., Stanley J.-D. ITCZ and ENSO-like pacing of Nile delta hydro-geomorphology during the Holocene. Quaternary Science Reviews 2012, 45:73-84.
70. Marriner N., Flaux C., Morhange C., Kaniewski D. The Nile delta's sinking past: quantifiable links with Holocene compaction and climate-driven changes in sediment supply?. Geology 2012, 40:1083-1086.
71. Marriner N., Flaux C., Morhange C., Stanley J.-D. Tracking Nile Delta vulnerability to Holocene change. PloS One 2013, 8:e69195.
72. Martin L., Suguio K., Flexor J.M., Tessler M., Eichler B.B. Roundness in Holocene sands of the Paraibo do Sul coastal plain, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Journal of Coastal Research 1985, 1:343-351.
73. Martin L., Suguio K., Flexor J.M., Dominguez J.M.L., Bittencourt A.C.S.P. Quaternary evolution of the central part of the Brazilian coast: The role of relative sea-level variation and of shoreline drift. Quaternary coastal geology of West Africa and South America. UNESCO Reports in Marine Science 1987, 43:97-145.
74. Maselli V., Trincardi F. Man made deltas. Scientific Reports 2013, 3:1926. 10.1038/srep01926.
75. Michel P. The southwestern Sahara margin: sediments and climate change during the recent Quaternary. Palaeoecology of Africa and the Surrounding Islands 1980, 12:297-306.
76. Milliman J.D., Farnsworth K.L. River discharge to the coastal ocean 2011, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
77. Morales J.A. Evolution and facies architecture of the mesotidal Guadiana River delta (SW Spain-Portugal). Marine Geology 1997, 138:127-148.
78. Murillo V.C., Silva C.G., Fernandez G.B. Nearshore sediments and coastal evolution of Paraibo do Sul delta, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Journal of Coastal Research Special Issue 2009, 56:650-654.
79. Nageswara Rao K., Subraelu P., Naga Kumar K.C.V., Demudu G., Hema Malini B., Rajawat A.S., Ajai Impacts of sediment retention by dams on delta shoreline recession: evidences from the Krishna and Godavari deltas, India. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 2010, 35:817-827.
80. Nardin W., Fagherazzi S. The effect of wind waves on the development of river mouth bars. Geophysical Research Letters 2012, 39:L12607. 10.1029/2012GL051788.
81. Nageswara Rao K., Saito Y., Nagakumar K.Ch.V., Demudu G., Basavaiah N., Rajawat A.S., Tokanai F., Kato K., Nakashima R. Holocene environmental changes of the Godavari Delta, east coast of India, inferred from sediment core analyses and AMS 14C dating. Geomorphology 2012, 175-176:163-175.
82. Nardin W., Fagherazzi S. The effect of wind waves on the development of river mouth bars. Geophysical Research Letters 2012, 39:L12607. 10.1029/2012GL051788.
83. Nardin W., Mariotti G., Edmonds D.A., Guercio R., Fagherazzi S. Growth of river mouth bars in sheltered bays in the presence of frontal waves. Journal of Geophysical Research, Earth Surface 2013, 118:1-15.
84. Nienhuis J.H., Ashton A.D., Roos P.C., Hulscher S.J.M.H., Giosan L. Wave reworking of abandoned deltas. Geophysical Research Letters 2013, 40:5899-5903.
85. Oomkens E. Lithofacies relations in the Late Quaternary Niger Delta complex. Sedimentology 1974, 21:195-222.
86. Pranzini E. Updrift river mouth migration on cuspate deltas: two examples from the coast of Tuscany, Italy. Geomorphology 2001, 38:125-132.
87. Pranzini E. Airborne LIDAR survey applied to the analysis of the historical evolution of the Arno River delta (Italy). Journal of Coastal Research Special Issue 2007, 50:400-409.
88. Provansal M., Dufour S., Sabatier F., Anthony E.J., Raccasi G., Robresco S. The geomorphic evolution and sediment balance of the lower RhÔne River (southern France) over the last 130years: hydropower dams versus other control factors. Geomorphology 2014, 209:27-41.
89. Provansal M., Pichard G., Anthony E.J. Geomorphic changes in the RhÔne delta during the LIA: input from the analysis of ancient maps. Coastal Research Library 2015, 47-72. M. Robin, M. Maanan (Eds.).
90. Rakotomavo A., Fromard F. Dynamics of mangrove forests in the Mangoky River delta, Madagascar, under the influence of natural and human factors. Forest Ecology and Management 2010, 259:1161-1169.
91. Restrepo J.D., Kettner A. Human induced discharge diversion in a tropical delta and its environmental implications: the Patía River, Colombia. Journal of Hydrology 2012, 424-425:124-142.
92. Restrepo J.D., Lopez S.A. Morphodynamics of the Pacific and Caribbean deltas of Colombia, South America. Journal of South American Earth Sciences 2008, 25:1-21.
93. Restrepo J.D., Kjerfve B., Correa I.D., Gonzalez J. Morphodynamics of a high discharge tropical delta, San Juan River, Pacific coast of Colombia. Marine Geology 2002, 192:355-381.
94. Ris R.C., Holthuijsen L.H. Spectral modelling of current induced wave-blocking. Proceedings of the 25th Conference on Coastal Engineering 1996, 1247-1254. American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, Virginia, (Orlando, Florida).
95. Roberts H.H. Dynamic changes of the Holocene Mississippi River delta plain: the delta cycle. Journal of Coastal Research 1997, 13:605-627.
96. Rodriguez A.B., Hamilton M.D., Anderson J.B. Facies and evolution of the modern Brazos Delta, Texas; wave versus flood influence. Journal of Sedimentary Research 2000, 70:283-295.
97. Sabatier F., Suanez S. Evolution of the RhÔne delta coast since the end of the 19th century. Géomorphologie: Relief, Processus, Environnement 2003, 47:283-300.
98. Sabatier F., Maillet G., Fleury J., Provansal M., Antonelli C., Suanez S., Vella C. Sediment budget of the RhÔne delta shoreface since the middle of the 19th century. Marine Geology 2006, 234:143-157.
99. Sabatier F., Samat O., Ullmann A., Suanez S. Connecting large-scale coastal behaviour with coastal management of the RhÔne delta. Geomorphology 2009, 107:79-89.
100. Sabatier F., Anthony E.J. The sand spits of the RhÔne River delta: formation, dynamics, sediment budgets and management. Coastal Research Library Series 2015, Springer, (in press). G. Randazzo, D.W.T. Jackson, J.A.G. Cooper (Eds.).
101. Saito Y., Wei H.L., Zhou Y.Q., Nishimura A., Sato Y., Yokota S. Delta progradation and chenier formation in the Huanghe (Yellow River) Delta, China. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 2000, 18:489-497.
102. Simeoni U., Corbau C. A review of the Delta Po evolution (Italy) related to climatic changes and human impacts. Geomorphology 2009, 107:64-71.
103. Snoussi M., Haïda S., Imassi S. Effects of the construction of dams on the water and sediment fluxes of the Moulouya and the Sebou Rivers, Morocco. Regional Environmental Change 2002, 3:5-12.
104. SOGREAH Etudes de faisabilité et d'avant projet sommaire de l'émissaire delta. Rapport final 1994, (70 pp.).
105. Stone G.W., Pepper D.A., Jingping X., Zhang X. Ship Shoal as a prospective borrow site for barrier island restoration, coastal south-central Louisiana, USA: numerical wave modeling and field measurements of hydrodynamics and sediment transport. Journal of Coastal Research 2004, 20:70-88.
106. Suarez B.E.S. The Sinu river delta on the northwestern Caribbean coast of Colombia: bay infilling associated with delta development. Journal of South American Earth Science 2004, 16:623-631.
107. Syvitski J.P.M., Saito Y. Morphodynamics of deltas under the influence of humans. Global and Planetary Change 2007, 57:261-282.
108. Syvitski J.P.M., Vörösmarty C.J., Kettner A.J., Green P. Impact of humans on the flux of terrestrial sediment to the global coastal ocean. Science 2005, 308:376-380.
109. Syvitski J.P.M., Kettner A.J., Overeem I., Hutton E.W.H., Hannon M.T., Brakenridge G.R., Day J., Vörösmarty C.J., Saito Y., Giosan L., Nicholls R.J. Sinking deltas due to human activities. Nature Geoscience 2009, 2:681-689.
110. Syvitski J.P.M., Overeem I., Brakenbridge G.R., Hamon M. Floods, floodplains, delta plains - a satellite imaging approach. Sedimentary Geology 2012, 267-268:1-14.
111. Ta T.K.O., Nguyen V.L., Tateishi M., Kobayashi I., Tanabe S., Saito Y. Holocene delta evolution and sediment discharge of the Mekong River, southern Vietnam. Quaternary Science Reviews 2002, 21:1807-1819.
112. Tamura T., Saito Y., Bateman M.D., Nguyen V.L., Ta T.K.O., Matsumoto D. Luminescence dating of beach ridges for characterizing multi-decadal to centennial deltaic shoreline changes during Late Holocene, Mekong River delta. Marine Geology 2012, 326-328:140-153.
113. Tamura T., Saito Y., Nguyen V.L., Ta T.K.O., Bateman M.D., Matsumoto D., Yamashita S. Origin and evolution of interdistributary delta plains; insights from Mekong River delta. Geology 2012, 40:303-306.
114. Tatui F., Vespremeanu-Stroe A., Rusessink B.G. Intra-site differences in nearshore bar behavior on a nontidal beach (Sulina - Sf. Gheorghe, Danube Delta coast). Journal of Coastal Research Special Issue 2011, 64:840-844.
115. Todd T.W. Dynamic diversion: influence of longshore current-tidal flow interaction on chenier and barrier island plains. Journal of Sedimentary Petrology 1968, 38:734-746.
116. Traini C., Schrottke K., Stattegger K., Dominguez J.M.L., Guimarães J.K., Vital H., d'Avila Beserra D., da Silva A.G.Q. Morphology of subaqueous dunes at the mouth of the dammed River Saõ Francisco (Brazil). Journal of Coastal Research 2012, 28:1580-1590.
117. Uehara K., Sojisuporn P., Saito Y., Jarupongsakul T. Erosion and accretion processes in a muddy dissipative coast, the Chao Phraya Riverdelta, Thailand. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 2010, 35:1701-1711.
118. Usoro E.J. Nigeria. The World's Coastline 1985, 607-619. Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York. E.C.F. Bird, M.L. Schwartz (Eds.).
119. van Maren D.S. Barrier formation on an actively prograding delta system: the Red River Delta, Vietnam. Marine Geology 2005, 224:123-143.
120. van Maren D.S. Water and sediment dynamics in the Red River mouth and adjacent coastal zone. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 2007, 29:508-522.
121. Vassas C., Sabatier F., Vella C. Résultats préliminaires sur le taux de transport à l'embouchure du Grand RhÔne (SE de la France). La Houille Blanche 2007, 4:35-40.
122. Vella C., Fleury T.J., Raccasi G., Provansal M., Sabatier F., Bourcier M. Evolution of the RhÔne delta plain in the Holocene. Marine Geology 2005, 222-223:235-265.
123. Vespremeanu-Stroe A., Preoteasa L. Morphology and the cyclic evolution of Danube delta spits. Coastal Research Library Series 2015, Springer, (in press). G. Randazzo, D.W.T. Jackson, J.A.G. Cooper (Eds.).
124. Vött A., Schriever A., Handl M., Brückner H. Holocene palaeogeographies of the central Acheloos River delta (NW Greece) in the vicinity of the ancient seaport Oiniadai. Geodinamica Acta 2007, 20:241-256.
125. Westhuysen A. Spectral modeling of wave dissipation on negative current gradients. Coastal Engineering 2012, 68:17-30.
126. Wolanski E., Huan N.N., Dao L.T., Nhan N.H., Thuy N.N. Fine sediment dynamics in the Mekong River estuary, Vietnam. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Sciencen 1996, 43:565-582.
127. Woodroffe C.D., Saito Y. River-dominated coasts 2011, vol. 3:117-135. Academic Press, Waltham, UK. E. Wolanski, D.S. McLusky (Eds.).
128. Wright L.D. Sediment transport and deposition at river mouths: a synthesis. Geological Society of America Bulletin 1977, 88:857-868.
129. Wright L.D. Morphodynamics of inner continental shelves 1995, CRC Press, Boca Raton, (241 pp.).
130. Wright L.D., Coleman J.M. River delta morphology: wave climate and the role of the subaqueous profile. Science 1972, 176:282-284.
131. Wright L.D., Coleman J.M. Variations in morphology of major river deltas as functions of ocean wave and river discharge regimes. American Association of Petroleum Geologists 1973, 57:370-398.
132. Wright L.D., Coleman J.M., Erickson M.W. Analysis of major river systems and their deltas: morphologic and process comparisons. Technical Report 156, Coastal Studies Institute 1974, Louisiana State University, (125 pp.).