Temporal and spatial variations of sediment rating curves in the Changjiang (Yangtze River) basin and their implications

Quaternary International

Volumn 230, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 34-43

  Hu, Bangqi ^a   Wang, Houjie ^a   Yang, Zuosheng ^a   Sun, Xiaoxia ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

CHINA; HUBEI; THREE GORGES DAM; YANGTZE RIVER;

EID: 78650946824     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2009.08.018     Document Type: Article

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