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Autogenic shoreline trajectory
Wave-dominated estuary
50
Sale-Cypremort (Mississippi)
St. Bernard (Mississippi)
40
Lafourche (Mississippi)
30
Balize (Mississippi)
Regr
essive
20
Chilia (Danube)
10
Atchafalaya
(Mississippi)
Predeltaic deposits
0
20
40
60
80
100
Distance (km)
(B)
Autogenic shoreline trajectory
Tide-dominated estuary
50
40
Mahakam (inter-distributary)
Mahakam (north&south distributary)
30
Re
gressiv
e
20
10
Predeltaic deposits
0
20
40
60
80
100
Distance (km)
(C)
Autogenic shoreline trajectory
Wave- or tide-dominated estuary
50
40
Mekong (3 ka -present)
30
R
egressi
ve
20
Mekong (6 ka -3ka)
10
Predeltaic deposits
0
20
40
60
80
100
Distance (km)
Fig. 8.
Delta process change models. (A) Autogenic process changes from fluvial-dominated to wave-dominated during
shoreline autoretreat. (B) Autogenic process changes from fluvial-dominated to tide-dominated during shoreline auto-
retreat. (C) Autogenic process changes from tide-dominated to wave-dominated during shoreline autoretreat.
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