Has suspended sediment concentration near the mouth bar of the yangtze (changjiang) estuary been declining in recent years?

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 809-818

  Dai, Zhi Jun ^a   Chu, Ao ^b   Li, Wei Hua ^c   Li, Jiu Fa ^a   Wu, Hua Lin ^c  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF HIGHWAY MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT   (China)

Author keywords

anthropogenic action; dams; Suspended load; suspended sediment concentration; the Yangtze Estuary

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; DAM; DISCHARGE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PERIODICITY; SUSPENDED LOAD; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TIDAL CYCLE;

CHINA; HUBEI; THREE GORGES DAM; YANGTZE ESTUARY;

EID: 84880229330     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-11-00200.1     Document Type: Article

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