Projections of salt intrusion in a mega-delta under climatic and anthropogenic stressors

Human activities, such as groundwater extraction and sediment starvation, are projected to add to climatic factors like sea level rise to exacerbate saline water intrusion into the Mekong Delta, Vietnam over the next 30 years, according to process-based model simulations.

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Main Authors: Sepehr Eslami, Piet Hoekstra, Philip S. J. Minderhoud, Nam Nguyen Trung, Jannis M. Hoch, Edwin H. Sutanudjaja, Do Duc Dung, Tran Quang Tho, Hal E. Voepel, Marie-Noëlle Woillez, Maarten van der Vegt
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Language:English
Published: Nature 2021-07-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00208-5
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spelling doaj-9d577efd786544479f3f828a20fc74b32021-07-18T11:13:43ZengNatureCommunications Earth & Environment2662-44352021-07-012111110.1038/s43247-021-00208-5Projections of salt intrusion in a mega-delta under climatic and anthropogenic stressorsSepehr Eslami0Piet Hoekstra1Philip S. J. Minderhoud2Nam Nguyen Trung3Jannis M. Hoch4Edwin H. Sutanudjaja5Do Duc Dung6Tran Quang Tho7Hal E. Voepel8Marie-Noëlle Woillez9Maarten van der Vegt10Department Physical Geography, Faculty of Geoscience, Utrecht UniversityDepartment Physical Geography, Faculty of Geoscience, Utrecht UniversityUnit Marine and Coastal Systems, DeltaresSouthern Institute for Water Resources PlanningDepartment Physical Geography, Faculty of Geoscience, Utrecht UniversityDepartment Physical Geography, Faculty of Geoscience, Utrecht UniversitySouthern Institute for Water Resources PlanningSouthern Institute for Water Resources PlanningSchool of Geography and Environment, University of SouthamptonAgence Française de Développement (AFD)Department Physical Geography, Faculty of Geoscience, Utrecht UniversityHuman activities, such as groundwater extraction and sediment starvation, are projected to add to climatic factors like sea level rise to exacerbate saline water intrusion into the Mekong Delta, Vietnam over the next 30 years, according to process-based model simulations.https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00208-5
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Do Duc Dung
Tran Quang Tho
Hal E. Voepel
Marie-Noëlle Woillez
Maarten van der Vegt
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Piet Hoekstra
Philip S. J. Minderhoud
Nam Nguyen Trung
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Tran Quang Tho
Hal E. Voepel
Marie-Noëlle Woillez
Maarten van der Vegt
Projections of salt intrusion in a mega-delta under climatic and anthropogenic stressors
Communications Earth & Environment
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Nam Nguyen Trung
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Marie-Noëlle Woillez
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title Projections of salt intrusion in a mega-delta under climatic and anthropogenic stressors
title_short Projections of salt intrusion in a mega-delta under climatic and anthropogenic stressors
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description Human activities, such as groundwater extraction and sediment starvation, are projected to add to climatic factors like sea level rise to exacerbate saline water intrusion into the Mekong Delta, Vietnam over the next 30 years, according to process-based model simulations.
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