| Chesapeake bay and Delaware estuary |
Simulation of channel incision on the continental shelf in front of
Chesapeake bay and Delaware estuary during the last 125000 years. The sea
level variations are shown in the graph on the right.
Water discharge and sediment load from the Susquehanna, Rappahannock,
Potomac, James, and Delaware rivers are included as source points located
at the Fall Line.
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