@article {467,
	title = {Changes in sediment and organic carbon accumulation in a highly-disturbed ecosystem: The Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta (California, USA)},
	journal = {Marine Pollution Bulletin},
	volume = {59},
	year = {2009},
	note = {id: 1845; Sp. Iss. SI 477XX Times Cited:1 Cited References Count:49Y},
	pages = {154-163},
	abstract = {We used the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta CA (Delta, hereafter) as a model system for understanding how human activities influence the delivery of sediment and total organic carbon (TOC) over the past 50-60 years. Sediment cores were collected from sites within the Delta representing the Sacramento River (SAC), the San Joaquin River (SJR), and Franks Tract (FT), a flooded agricultural tract. A variety of anthropogenic tracers including (CS)-C-137, total DDE (Sigma DDE) and brominated diphenyl ether (BDE) congeners were used to quantify sediment accumulation rates. This information was combined with total organic carbon (TOC) profiles to quantify rates of TOC accumulation. Across the three sites, sediment and TOC accumulation rates were four to eight-fold higher prior to 1972. Changes in sediment and TOC accumulation were coincident with completion of several large reservoirs and increased agriculture and urbanization in the Delta watershed. Radiocarbon content of TOC indicated that much of the carbon delivered to the Delta is "pre-aged" reflecting processing in the Delta watershed or during transport to the sites rather than an input of predominantly contemporary carbon (e.g., 900-1400 years BP in surface sediments and 2200 yrs BP and 3610 yrs BP at the base of the SJR and FT cores, respectively). Together, these data suggest that human activities have altered the amount and age of TOC accumulating in the Delta since the 1940s. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.},
	issn = {0025-326X},
	doi = {10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.03.025},
	author = {Canuel, E. A. and Lerberg, E. J. and Dickhut, R. M. and Kuehl, S. A. and Bianchi, T. S. and Wakeham, S. G.}
}
@conference {1596,
	title = {Continental slope sediment delivery and storage on an active margin: the Waipaoa Margin example},
	booktitle = {2006 AGU meeting},
	year = {2006},
	note = {id: 1121},
	month = {2006},
	address = {San Francisco, CA},
	author = {Alexander, C. and Walsh, J. P. and Sumner, B. and Orpin, A. R. and Kuehl, S. A.}
}
@conference {1752,
	title = {Preliminary research results indicate modern sedimentation ont he continental slope seaward of theWaipoao River, New Zealand},
	booktitle = {New Zealand Marine Science Society Annual Meeting},
	year = {2005},
	note = {id: 637},
	month = {2005},
	address = {Wellington, NZ},
	author = {Alexander, C. A. and Walsh, J. P. and Orpin, A. R. and Sumners, B. W. and Gerber, T. P. and Kuehl, S. A.}
}
@article {894,
	title = {Stratigraphic evolution of the late Holocene Ganges-Brahmaputra lower delta plain},
	journal = {Sedimentary Geology},
	volume = {155},
	year = {2003},
	note = {642qaTimes Cited:92Cited References Count:84},
	month = {Feb 1},
	pages = {317-342},
	abstract = {Sediment cores from the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta in Bangladesh were examined for sedimentological character, clay mineralogy, elemental trends (C, N, S), and C-14 geochronology to develop a model for the sedimentary sequence resulting from lower delta plain progradation in the late Holocene. A widespread facies succession from Muddy Sand to Interbedded Mud records progradation of shoal-island complexes and the transition from subtidal to intertidal conditions. Mangrove-vegetated islands and peninsulas represent the final phase of progradation; a Mottled Mud that is deposited by penetration of turbid coastal water into the mangroves during high water events. Organic matter preservation is generally low ( < 1\% TOC) in most of these well-drained deposits that are characterized by a permeable, silt-dominated granulometry. Clay mineralogy in the cores records the relative influence of smectite and kaolinite-rich Ganges sediments and illite and chlorite-rich Brahmaputra material. The lower delta plain west of the modem river mouths was deposited as a Ganges-dominated delta in three phases since 5000 cal years BP, with Brahmaputra influence confined to the Meghna estuary area and to the supratidal section of western delta deposits. Evolution of the lower delta plain in the late Holocene was influenced by regional subsidence patterns in the tectonically active Bengal Basin, which controlled distributary channel avulsion and migration, and the creation of accommodation space. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.},
	keywords = {Ganges{\textendash}Brahmaputra, Late Holocene, Stratigraphic evolution},
	issn = {0037-0738},
	doi = {10.1016/S0037-0738(02)00185-9},
	author = {Allison, M. A. and Khan, S. R. and Goodbred, S. L. and Kuehl, S. A.}
}
@article {328,
	title = {Enormous Ganges-Brahmaputra sediment discharge during strengthened early Holocene monsoon},
	journal = {Geology},
	volume = {28},
	year = {2000},
	note = {id: 147},
	pages = {1083-1086},
	abstract = {Rivers are the main source of terrigenous sediment delivered to continental margins and thus exert a major control on coastal evolution and sequence development. However, little is known about past changes in fluvial sediment loads despite the recognition of significant variation under changing climatic regimes. In this study we present the first quantified estimate of sediment discharge for a major river system under conditions of an intensified early Holocene monsoon. Development of the Ganges-Brahmaputra River delta began ca. 11000 yr B.P., when rising sea level flooded the Bengal basin, thereby trapping most of the river{\textquoteright}s discharge on the inner margin. Chronostratigraphic data from these deltaic deposits are used to calculate the rates of sediment storage on the margin, which provide a minimum estimate of the river{\textquoteright}s past sediment load. Results reveal that \~{}5 {\texttimes} 1012 m3 of sediment was stored in the Bengal basin from ca. 11000 to 7000 yr B.P., which corresponds to a mean load of 2.3 {\texttimes} 109 t/yr. In comparison, modern sediment load of the Ganges-Brahmaputra is \~{}1 {\texttimes} 109 t/yr, ranking it first among the world{\textquoteright}s rivers and underscoring the significance of a two-fold increase sustained over 4 k.y. Furthermore, the timing of immense discharge in the early Holocene strongly suggests its relation to a stronger than present southwest monsoon in South Asia. Similar patterns of high monsoon-related sediment discharge have been noted throughout the tropics and subtropics, suggesting a widespread fluviosedimentary response, the potential magnitude of which is showcased by the Ganges-Brahmaputra system.},
	doi = {10.1130/​0091-7613(2000)​28<1083:EGSDDS>​2.0.CO;2},
	author = {Goodbred, S. L., Jr. and Kuehl, S. A.}
}
@article {815,
	title = {The significance of large sediment supply, active tectonism, and eustasy on margin sequence development: Late Quaternary stratigraphy and evolution of the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta},
	journal = {Sedimentary Geology},
	volume = {133},
	year = {2000},
	note = {337jeTimes Cited:203Cited References Count:63},
	month = {Jun 15},
	pages = {227-248},
	abstract = {Borehole data from the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta system unveil an intriguing Late Quaternary history controlled by immense sediment discharge, tectonics, and eustasy. Sea level first intersected a major portion of the lowstand surface similar to 10,000-11,000 cal yr BP, marking the onset of sediment trapping and delta growth. Despite rapid sea-level rise (>1 cm/yr), sediment load was sufficient to maintain relative shoreline stability during this time. By similar to 7000 cal yr BP, accommodation was quickly infilled with slowed sea-level rise, leading to upstream channel migration and widespread dispersal of sands. This forced coastal progradation along the western delta front where the Ganges was situated, and much of the river{\textquoteright}s fine-grained discharge bypassed the subaerial delta and formed a prograding deltaic clinoform on the shelf. Concurrently, Brahmaputra sediments were sequestered to an inland tectonic basin, thus starving the adjacent shoreline and leading to transgression along the eastern delta. By similar to 5000 cal yr BP, the two rivers had migated or changed course to discharge along the eastern delta shoreline which began to prograde into what is now the modern river-mouth estuary. Present delta configuration appears to have developed by similar to 3000 cal yr BP. Evolution of the tectonically active Ganges-Brahmaputra (G-B) system reveals important similarities and differences with other deltas. Overall facies succession follows that of basic models, progressing from an alluvial valley to coastal marine delta front to a prograding subaerial delta plain. However, the timing, thickness, and controls of these deposits differ. Immense sediment discharge from the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers allowed initial delta growth 2000-3000 yr earlier than the global average, despite debouching onto a canyon-incised, high-energy margin. Subsequently, a thick (similar to 50 m) transgressive systems tract was formed during the early Holocene phase of delta aggradation, contrasting with extensive shoreline retreat documented along most margins. Highstand progradation of coastal and shelf sequences ensued by the middle Holocene, but subsiding inland basins also favored accumulation of a thick (to 40 m) highstand sequence in the: lower floodplains. Unlike many other delta systems, subsidence in the subaerial G-B delta is not dominated by compaction, but rather by plate-driven tectonic processes that generate rates up to 4 mm/year. Overall, the huge sediment load, tectonic subsidence, major seismic events, and a nearshore canyon system have led to widespread sediment dispersal and sequence formation across the subaerial delta, shelf, and deep-sea Bengal Fan throughout the Late Quaternary. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.},
	issn = {0037-0738},
	doi = {10.1016/S0037-0738(00)00041-5},
	author = {Goodbred, S. L. and Kuehl, S. A.}
}
@article {2238,
	title = {Holocene and modern sediment budgets for the Ganges-Brahmaputra River: Evidence for highstand dispersal to floodplain, shelf, and deep-sea depocenters},
	journal = {Geology},
	volume = {27},
	year = {1999},
	note = {id: 149},
	month = {1999},
	pages = {559-562},
	author = {Goodbred, S. L. and Kuehl, S. A.}
}
