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  1. Redwood National and State Parks yesterday, with the effects of tide, moon phase, and sediment movement on display in one of the coastal areas of the park. Learn more about the park at nps.gov/redw/index.htm and more about the geology at npshistory.com/publications/re and #nps #nationalparks #ocean #publiclands #photography #landscapephotography #coast #pacific #redwood Image credit Kurt Angersbach / Westernlabs #waves #tide #geology #sediment #morphodynamic #moon #summer

  2. **Morphodynamic Foundations of Sumer**

    "_We propose that tidal irrigation offers a plausible jumpstarting mechanism for high-yield, diversified agriculture providing an impetus for urbanization. As access to sea was restricted by delta build-up and tides shifted with the advancing deltaic coast, intensified reliance on mercurial river regimes eventually led to the expansive fluvial irrigation network of Early Dynastic city-states._"

    Giosan L, Goodman R (2025) Morphodynamic Foundations of Sumer. PLOS ONE 20(8): e0329084. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0.

    #OpenAccess #OA #Research #Article #Sumer #Morphodynamic #Rivers #Irrigation #Paleooceanography #Agriculture #Academia