Existing tidal input reduction approaches applied in accelerated morphodynamic simulations aim to capture the dominant forces a single or double representative cycle, often referred as “morphological tide.” These strongly simplified signals fail represent extremes and hence poorly allow hydrodynamics intertidal areas. Here, generic method is developed construct synthetic spring-neap cycle that ...

Net sediment transport is predominantly seaward in fluvial-dominated estuaries worldwide. However, a distributary branch the Changjiang Estuary, North Branch, undergoes net landward transport, which leads to severe channel aggradation. Its controlling mechanism and role of human activities remain insufficiently understood, although such knowledge necessary for better management restoration oppo...

The development of reliable, sophisticated hydro-morphodynamic models is essential for protecting the coastal environment against hazards such as flooding and erosion. There exists a high degree uncertainty associated with application these models, in part due to incomplete knowledge various physical, empirical numerical closure related parameters both hydrodynamic morphodynamic solvers. This c...

Coral reefs are widely recognized for providing a natural breakwater effect that modulates erosion and flooding hazards on low-lying sedimentary reef islands. Increased water depth across platforms due sea-level rise (SLR) can compromise this enhance island exposure to these hazards, but accretion in response SLR may positively contribute resilience. Morphodynamic studies suggest islands adjust...

Sedimentary rocks are the archives of environmental conditions and ancient planetary surface processes that led to their formation. Reconstructions of Earth's past surface behaviour from the physical sedimentary record remain controversial, however, in part because we lack a quantitative framework to deconvolve internal dynamics of sediment-transport systems from environmental signal preservati...

To initiate adaptive immunity, dendritic cells (DCs) move from parenchymal tissues to lymphoid organs by migrating along stromal scaffolds that display the glycoprotein podoplanin (PDPN). PDPN is expressed by lymphatic endothelial and fibroblastic reticular cells and promotes blood-lymph separation during development by activating the C-type lectin receptor, CLEC-2, on platelets. Here, we descr...