Fluvial and coastal landform changes in the Aceh River delta (northern Sumatra) during the century leading to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

• Main Authors: Chapkanski, Stoil, Brocard, Gilles, Lavigne, Franck, Tricot, Camille, Meilianda, Ella, Ismail, Nazli, Majewski, Jedrzej, Goiran, Jean-Philippe, Alfian, Dedy, Daly, Patrick, Horton, Benjamin Peter, Switzer, Adam, Degroot, Veronique, Steuer, Annika, Siemon, Bernhard, Cavero, Julien, Virmoux, Clement, Darusman, Darusman
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Earth and Environmental Sciences; Aceh delta; Fluvial-coastal interplay; GIS; Historical maps; Landform changes; Sumatra; Tsunami
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174622
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

River deltas are strongly affected by demographic growth and by the intensificationof land use. The migration of deltaic coastlines is often rapid, threatening urban set-tlements, coastal farming, and coastal biotopes. Some deltas benefit from centuriesof monitoring, such that the evolution of their...