| 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 | |