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Yangtze River

Subaqueous seismic profiles from the paper.
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Delta Degradation Leads to Exacerbated Greenhouse Gas Emissions

by Ton Hoitink 31 March 202319 September 2023

Seismic ship surveys and seabed elevation maps of the Yangtze subaqueous delta reveal how the reduction of sediment supply to the coastal ocean can trigger increased greenhouse gas emissions.

Average annual water consumption in each province of China
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Improved Understanding of Runoff Dynamics in the Yangtze River Basin

by Le Chang 2 May 20227 September 2022

Satellite data combined with in-situ observations on terrestrial water storage change and human water consumption provides a more accurate picture of runoff dynamics at sub-basin scale.

Yangtze River
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Researchers Home in on the Age of the Yangtze River

Joshua Learn, Science Writer by Joshua Rapp Learn 10 March 202126 January 2023

Findings on the river’s age also have implications for past landscape change in Asia.

A satellite image of urban sprawl in Shanghai
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The Urban Dry Island Effect

by E. Underwood 28 February 201919 September 2023

A study of the Yangtze River Delta shows how urbanization dries out the atmosphere.

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