Recent changes in sediment delivery by the Huanghe (Yellow River) to the sea: Causes and environmental implications in its estuary

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 391, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 302-313

  Wang, Houjie ^a,b,c   Bi, Naishuang ^a,b   Saito, Yoshiki ^d   Wang, Yan ^a   Sun, Xiaoxia ^a,b   Zhang, Jia ^a   Yang, Zuosheng ^a,b  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^c EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Human activities; Hyperpycnal flows; Morphological changes; Suspended sediment transport; The Huanghe (Yellow River) mouth

Indexed keywords

HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HYPERPYCNAL FLOWS; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; YELLOW RIVER;

COASTAL ZONES; ESTUARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MORPHOLOGY; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RIVERS; SEAWATER; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL MECHANICS; WATERSHEDS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FLOODING; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FRESHWATER INPUT; GRAIN SIZE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; RESERVOIR; RIVER BASIN; RIVER SYSTEM; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL CONSERVATION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

CHINA; YELLOW RIVER;

EID: 77956263552     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.07.030     Document Type: Article

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