River-mouth Systems
Global change is accompanied by rapid response of river-mouth systems at millennial or shorter time scales. The style of deposition or erosion at the end of a river course in a delta or estuary or the final locus of deposition at the sink, all influenced by rapid climate and sea level variability have emerged as key to our understanding of coasts and shallow-marine sedimentary environments. We invite field- and modeling-based contributions that address but are not limited to deltaic/estuarine morphodynamic responses, such as subaqueous vs. subaerial deposition/erosion and lateral depocenter switching, shelf/deep basin sediment budget partition, as well as hydrodynamic restructuring responding to changes in temperature, salinity, current patterns and precipitation. Contributions addressing the impact of abrupt changes in sedimentary dynamics on human societies are particularly welcomed since the vulnerability of the world’s large, densely populated deltaic and estuary regions is increasingly recognized, yet the scientific underpinning for successful coastal management and restoration is commonly inadequate.

Plenary talks by Charles A. Nittrouer (Seattle, Wash., USA) and James P.M. Syvitski (Boulder, Colo., USA)

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