Which outcome occurs when increasing wave energy impacts unconsolidated delta sediments angled to prevailing wind?

💡 Explanation

Increased wave energy drives more sediment transport through longshore drift along the coast, therefore promoting spit formation, because sediment deposition extends further into the sea rather than primarily delta progradation. Delta subsidence would counteract it.

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