Rhone Delta Case study - Statistics

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What type of delta is it? Lobate
80%
How many millions of euros has been spent on sea defences in the Rhone Delta area? 15
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What is the maximum lenght of this fetch in km? 900
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What type of beach slope does that above lead to? Gentle
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Is there high or low levels of river deposition? High
60%
Has there been increased or decreased storm activity? Increased
60%
Is windspeeds high or low? Low
60%
Is kinetic and gravitational wave energy high or low? Low
60%
What sea is the Rhone delta located in? Mediterranean
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Does the coastline have a long or short fetch? Short
60%
What is the range of the levels of costal retreat in m? {2}-{8}
40%
How long is the above spit in km? 6
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Over how many years has it been formed over? 7000
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What is an example of a spit in the Rhone Delta? Gracieuse
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What type of dam is the above answer? Hydroelectric
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Where is it located? Southern France
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What is the total area in km*2? 1740
20%
What is the level of sea level rise since 1950 (Value and Units)? {2 mm}/year
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What is it the total length in km? 90
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What type of process takes place in the Rhone Delta (lobate delta)? Coagulation
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What is the name of the dam found in the Rhone Delta? {Donzere}-{Mondragon}
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What nature of the sea is the length of the fetch due to? Enclosed
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What exacerbated the costal sediment deficit? River channel incision
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What 2 major distributaries does it lie between? {River Rhone} and {Grand Rhone}
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What port has the spit formed across the entrance to? St Louis
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During seasonal variations up to how much sediment discharge is there during high energy conditions in m*3? 6000
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What is the cause of the above costal retreat? Decreased sediment inputs | Sediment defecit
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What does the above answer lead to an increase in? Deposited sediment | Sediment deposition
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What transports the above answer? Longshore currents
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What type of landforms are there lots of in cell 3? Onshore bars
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What direction is longshore drift in cell 1? {South West} to {North East}
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What is it predominantly formed by? Wave deposition
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