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Delta-X: Island and Secondary Channel Model, MRD, LA, USA, 2022

Published by ORNL_DAAC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Catalog Last Checked: June 23, 2026 at 08:47 PM | Dataset Last Updated: June 22, 2026
This dataset includes model code and output for a model that simulates changes in islands and small water channels of river delta systems in response to dynamics of sediment deposit, erosion, and changing water levels. Simulations demonstrate developmental cycles of secondary channels and how sediment dynamics can allow islands to build land vertically to keep pace with rising sea levels rather than passively drowning. The model was applied to the Mississippi River Delta as part of NASA's Delta-X project. Simulations were run for other river deltas, including the Amazon, Brahmputra, Danube, Magdalena, Nile, Orinoco, Parana, Rhine-Meuse, and Rhone rivers. The model code is provided in text format for MATLAB software. Files demonstrating initial model conditions and outputs are provided in binary MATLAB as well as NetCDF version 4 format.

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