Modeling river delta formation Export

@article{citeulike:1821287, abstract = {A model to simulate the time evolution of river delta formation process is presented. It is based on the continuity equation for water and sediment flow and a phenomenological sedimentation/erosion law. Different delta types are reproduced by using different parameters and erosion rules. The structures of the calculated patterns are analyzed in space and time and compared with real data patterns. Furthermore, our model is capable of simulating the rich dynamics related to the switching of the mouth of the river delta. The simulation results are then compared with geological records for the Mississippi River. 10.1073/pnas.0705265104}, author = {Seybold, Hansjorg and Andrade, Jose S. and Herrmann, Hans J.}, citeulike-article-id = {1821287}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0705265104}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/104/43/16804}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17940031}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=17940031}, day = {23}, doi = {10.1073/pnas.0705265104}, journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, keywords = {geophysics}, month = {October}, number = {43}, pages = {16804--16809}, posted-at = {2007-10-25 16:12:07}, priority = {2}, title = {Modeling river delta formation}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0705265104}, volume = {104}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1821287 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1821287 N2 - A model to simulate the time evolution of river delta formation process is presented. It is based on the continuity equation for water and sediment flow and a phenomenological sedimentation/erosion law. Different delta types are reproduced by using different parameters and erosion rules. The structures of the calculated patterns are analyzed in space and time and compared with real data patterns. Furthermore, our model is capable of simulating the rich dynamics related to the switching of the mouth of the river delta. The simulation results are then compared with geological records for the Mississippi River. 10.1073/pnas.0705265104 IS - 43 JF - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences EP - 16809 TI - Modeling river delta formation VL - 104 SP - 16804 KW - geophysics AU - Seybold, Hansjorg AU - Andrade, Jose AU - Herrmann, Hans PY - 2007/10/23/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0705265104 ER -