Editorial Note "Effects of water discharge and sediment load on evolution of modern Yellow River Delta, China, over the period from 1976 to 2009" published in Biogeosciences, 8, 2427–2435, 2011

Biogeosciences, 8, 2867, 2011 www.biogeosciences.net/8/2867/2011/ doi:10.5194/bg-8-2867-2011

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Biogeosciences

Editorial Note

“Effects of water discharge and sediment load on evolution of

modern Yellow River Delta, China, over the period from 1976 to

2009” published in Biogeosciences, 8, 2427–2435, 2011

E. Boss1, J. Kesselmeier2, S. W. A. Naqvi3, and A. Neftel4

1_{University of Maine, 5706 Aubert Hall, Orono ME 04469-570, USA}

2_{Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Biogeochemistry, Joh.-J.-Becher Weg 27, 55128 Mainz, Germany} 3_{National Institute of Oceanography, Chemical Oceanography Division, 403004 Dona Paula, Goa, India}

4_{Agroscope Reckenholz T¨anikon Research Station, Air Pollution and Climate Group, Reckenholzstrasse 191, 8046 Z¨urich,}

Switzerland

The paper “Effects of water discharge and sediment load on evolution of modern Yellow River Delta, China, over the period from 1976 to 2009” by J. Yu, Y. Fu, Y. Li, G. Han, Y. Wang, D. Zhou, W. Sun, Y. Gao, and F. X. Meixner (Bio-geosciences, 8, 2427–2435, 2011) should not be regarded as a peer reviewed publication because of severe irregularities within the handling and reviewing process as performed by the editor. The chief editors apologize and regret being forced to publish this note in order to inform readers of this paper.

The Co-Editors-in-Chief of Biogeosciences

Correspondence to:J. Kesselmeier (j.kesselmeier@mpic.de)