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Changjiang Riverine and Estuarine Hydro-morphodynamic Processes - In the Context of Anthropocene Era (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
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Changjiang Riverine and Estuarine Hydro-morphodynamic Processes - In the Context of Anthropocene Era (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
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This book provides a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the
morphodynamic process of the Changjiang River from upstream to
estuary in the Anthropocene. As the longest river in China, the
Changjiang River has nurtured Chinese civilization with ample
natural resources for thousands of years. Evidence highlights that
the Changjiang River has experienced intensive human interference
and indicated dramatic changes in the Anthropocene, including "no
flood in flood season, no dry in dry season" in discharge; "less
flood in flood season, more dry in dry season" in sediment;
riverbed shifts from accretion to erosion; lakes in the
middle-lower reach turn from sediment sink to source; estuarine
tidal flat exhibits self-organization characteristics and maintains
the current accretion state; estuarine branches that connect to the
sea show district morphodynamic patterns; and depocenters of the
submerged delta indicate periodic shifts. The book stresses that
dam construction upstream, practically the Three Gorges Dam, the
world's largest hydraulic engineering project, has significant
influences on the hydrology and geomorphology of the middle-lower
reach but has a slight effect on estuarine delta development. The
geomorphological structure of the estuarine channel is dominated by
local land reclamation, navigation, and dredging. This book
clarifies the river-estuary morphodynamics of the Changjiang River
and indicates the general features of global mega rivers under
human interference as well as their own response mechanisms. This
book also exhibits the potential risk of river-estuary deltas in
the future, as both material and dynamics are experiencing
acceleration adjustment.
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