Impacts of dams on the sediment flux of the Pearl River, southern China

Catena

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 36-43

  Dai, S B ^a   Yang, S L ^b   Cai, A M ^a  

^a CHUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dam; Pearl River; Reservoir deposition; Sediment flux

Indexed keywords

DAM CONSTRUCTION; DEPOSITION; RESERVOIR; RIVER CHANNEL; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; ZHUJIANG;

EID: 55949126588     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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