Environmental Science
8 years ago

Yellow River Delta Tidal Flat Shrinking Rapidly Due to Changing Coastline.

Marine Geology Frontiers
SHIFTING OF COASTLINE AND EVOLUTION OF TIDAL FLAT IN MODERN YELLOW RIVER DELTA
Yang Wei

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