The dramatic changes and anthropogenic causes of erosion and deposition in the lower Yellow (Huanghe) River since 1952

Geomorphology

Volumn 216, Issue , 2014, Pages 171-179

  Chu, Zhongxin ^a,b  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel evolution; Deposition; Erosion; Human impacts; Yellow river (Huanghe)

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; EROSION RATE; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; RIVER ENGINEERING; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SEDIMENTATION RATE;

CHINA; HENAN; SANMENXIA RESERVOIR; XIAOLANGDI RESERVOIR; YELLOW RIVER;

EID: 84899105769     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2014.04.009     Document Type: Article

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