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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