Changes in runoff and sediment load from major Chinese rivers to the Pacific Ocean over the period 1955-2010

International Journal of Sediment Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 486-495

  Liu, Cheng ^a   Sui, Jueyi ^b   He, Yun ^c   Hirshfield, Faye ^b  

^a International Research and Training Center on Erosion and Sedimentation   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c CHINA INSTITUTE OF WATER RESOURCES AND HYDROPOWER RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Pacific Ocean; Runoff; Sediment load; Yangtze River; Yellow River

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893391083     PISSN: 10016279     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-6279(14)60007-X     Document Type: Article

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