Spatial and Temporal Variation in Erosion and Accumulation of the Subaqueous Yellow River Delta (1976-2004)

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 2016-Spring, Issue Special Issue 74, 2016, Pages 32-47

  Xing, Guopan ^a   Wang, Houjie ^a   Yang, Zuosheng ^a   Bi, Naishuang ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

dominant factors; erosion and accumulation; spatial and temporal variation; Yellow River Delta

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; DEPOCENTER; EROSION RATE; GEOMETRY; GLOBAL CHANGE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PREDICTION; RIVER CHANNEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; COASTAL ZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HYDRODYNAMICS; PROGRADATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CHINA; LAIZHOU BAY; SHANDONG; YELLOW RIVER DELTA;

EID: 84975041178     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/SI74-004.1     Document Type: Review

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