Effect of human activities on overall trend of sedimentation in the Lower Yellow River, China

Environmental Management

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 637-653

  Jiongxin, Xu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Channel sedimentation; Erosion control; River sediment; Utilization of water resources; Yellow River

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EROSION; FLOOD CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER RESOURCES;

EROSION CONTROL; FLOOD PROTECTION; SEDIMENT CONTROL; YELLOW RIVER, CHINA;

RIVERS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; EROSION CONTROL; RIVER FLOW; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION;

ARTICLE; CHINA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; FLOODING; FLOW KINETICS; LAND DRAINAGE; PROCESS MONITORING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SEDIMENTATION; SOIL EROSION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YELLOW RIVER;

EID: 3843140412     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-004-3040-z     Document Type: Article

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