Delta Type

Autocyclicity

Tectonism

Climate

Source Area Uplift (Sed. Supply)

Basin Subsidence

Fluvial Discharge (Sed. Supply)

Sea-level Rise/Fall

Type 3

Abandonment

Yes

No

Possible

Yes

Yes

Grain Size

No

Yes

No

Yes

Possible

Superimposed Bedforms

No

No

No

Yes

No

Stacked Channels

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Initiation

Yes

Possible

No

Yes

Yes

Type 2

Abandonment

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

No Mouth Bar

No

No

Possible

Yes

Yes

Stacked Channels

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Initiation

Yes

No

Yes

Possible

Yes

Type 1

Abandonment

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Wave Reworking

No

No

Possible

Yes

Yes

Limited Mouth Bar

Possible

No

Possible

No

Yes

Parasequencies

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Initiation

Yes

No

Yes

Possible

Yes