A sediment budget of the lower Yellow River, China, over the period from 1855 to 1968

Auteurs :
SHI, C.
ZHANG, D.D.

Description :
The framework of the sediment budget includes 4 functional units with the upper and middle reaches of the river as the sediment source and its lower reaches, its delta, and the deep sea as the sediment sinks. Sediment yield from the source and amounts of deposition in the lower Yellow River and the modern Yellow River delta were estimated for completing the sediment budget. The details of the sediment budget show that the importance of sedimentation in the lower Yellow River changed greatly with variations in the condition of the dykes and other human activities.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geografiska annaler. Series A. Physical geography, issn : 0435-3676, 2005, vol. 87, n°. 3, p. 461-471, nombre de pages : 11, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 34 ref.

Date :
2005

Editeur :
Pays édition : Suede, Stockholm, Svenska sällskapet för antropologi och geografi