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Fluvial sediment supply to a mega-delta reduced by shifting tropical-cyclone activity

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  • Stephen E. Darby

    (Geography and Environment, University of Southampton)

  • Christopher R. Hackney

    (Geography and Environment, University of Southampton)

  • Julian Leyland

    (Geography and Environment, University of Southampton)

  • Matti Kummu

    (Water and Development Research Group, Aalto University)

  • Hannu Lauri

    (EIA Finland Ltd, Sinimäentie 10B)

  • Daniel R. Parsons

    (Environment and Earth Sciences, University of Hull)

  • James L. Best

    (Geography & GIS, Mechanical Science and Engineering and Ven Te Chow Hydrosystems Laboratory, University of Illinois)

  • Andrew P. Nicholas

    (University of Exeter)

  • Rolf Aalto

    (University of Exeter)

Abstract

About a third of the sediment delivery of the Mekong River is shown to be associated with rainfall generated by tropical cyclones, suggesting that future delta stability will be strongly moderated by changes to tropical cyclone intensity, frequency and track.

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  • Stephen E. Darby & Christopher R. Hackney & Julian Leyland & Matti Kummu & Hannu Lauri & Daniel R. Parsons & James L. Best & Andrew P. Nicholas & Rolf Aalto, 2016. "Fluvial sediment supply to a mega-delta reduced by shifting tropical-cyclone activity," Nature, Nature, vol. 539(7628), pages 276-279, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:539:y:2016:i:7628:d:10.1038_nature19809
    DOI: 10.1038/nature19809
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    2. Marko Kallio & Joseph H. A. Guillaume & Matti Kummu & Kirsi Virrantaus, 2018. "Spatial Variation in Seasonal Water Poverty Index for Laos: An Application of Geographically Weighted Principal Component Analysis," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 140(3), pages 1131-1157, December.
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