This repository houses information related to the coastal vegetation group.
Elena Bastianon, University of Hull
Isamar Cortes, Montclair State University
Elizabeth Davis, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary
Kelly Sanks, Tulane University
Lexi Van Blunk, North Carolina State University
Mangroves and salt marsh ecotone regions are migrating towards the poles due to climatic changes such as increasing temperatures and shifting salinity regimes. IMPLICATION OF CHANGE. In this analysis, we examine how dominant vegetation type (i.e., marsh or mangroves) influences delta evolution and sediment accretion over a 50 year time period.
Students will be able to run simulations to explore differences in deltaic evolution based on mangrove versus salt marsh growth.
- Set parameter values
- Change based on whether student wants mangrove or salt marsh on the delta
- Run for different time intervals
- Calling a script from a jupyter notebook
- Creating a gif of output images
- Describe deltaic evolution through time
- Mangroves and salt marsh thrive in different coastal regions across the globe
- Effects of sand and mud fraction within the deltaic environment
This material was enabled and encouraged by the contributors' participation in the Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System (CSDMS) Spring School in 2022. This work was presented during the 2022 CSDMS Annual Meeting.
Lauzon, R. & Murray, A. B. (2018). Comparing the cohesive effects of mud and vegetation on delta evolution. Geophysical Research Letters, 45(19), 10-437.
Liang, M.; Voller, V. R.; Paola, C. (2015). A reduced-complexity model for river delta formation; Part 1: Modeling deltas with channel dynamics. Earth Surface Dynamics, 3, 67–86. 10.5194/esurf-3-67-2015
Liang, M.; Geleynse, N.; Edmonds, D. A.; Passalacqua, P. (2015). A reduced-complexity model for river delta formation; Part 2: Assessment of the flow routing scheme. Earth Surface Dynamics, 3, 87–104. 10.5194/esurf-3-87-2015
Willemsen, Pim; Horstman, Erik; Borsje, B.W.; Friess, Daniel; Dohmen-Janssen, Marjolein (2016). Sensitivity of sediment trapping capacity of estuarine mangrove forests: Geomorphology. 273. 10.1016/j.geomorph.2016.07.038.