Slope Break and Avulsion Locations Scale Consistently in Global Deltas

Understanding how deltas respond to changing sea level is crucial as provide important ecosystems, are inhabited by ?500 million people, and nexuses of food, energy economic activity. The response delta distributary channels sea-level rise depends on the geomorphic controls morphology their scaling relationships. Our data from 105 globally show strong between upstream distances slope breaks avulsion nodes, confirm previously known backwater lengths. break in proposed be principal control development, along with other secondary controls. We identify discuss implications this break-avulsion length scaling, leading a conceptual model sedimentology. This suggests may future guides interpretation deltaic deposits rock record.