Coastal sedimentation across North America doubled in the 20th century despite river dams

Coastal sedimentation across North America doubled in the 20th century despite river dams

The proliferation of dams since 1950 has promoted sediment deposition in reservoirs, which is thought to be starving the coast of sediment and decreasing resistance to storms and sea-level rise. Here, the authors show that century-long records of sediment mass accumulation rates and sediment accumul...

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Main Authors: A. B. Rodriguez, B. A. McKee, C. B. Miller, M. C. Bost, A. N. Atencio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16994-z
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spelling doaj-17941b988db14e55b7a8d2a129fae3122021-06-27T11:14:36ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232020-06-011111910.1038/s41467-020-16994-zCoastal sedimentation across North America doubled in the 20th century despite river damsA. B. Rodriguez0B. A. McKee1C. B. Miller2M. C. Bost3A. N. Atencio4Institute of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillDepartment of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillInstitute of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillInstitute of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillDepartment of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillThe proliferation of dams since 1950 has promoted sediment deposition in reservoirs, which is thought to be starving the coast of sediment and decreasing resistance to storms and sea-level rise. Here, the authors show that century-long records of sediment mass accumulation rates and sediment accumulation rates more than doubled after 1950 in coastal depocenters around North America.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16994-z
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Coastal sedimentation across North America doubled in the 20th century despite river dams
Nature Communications
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title_short Coastal sedimentation across North America doubled in the 20th century despite river dams
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description The proliferation of dams since 1950 has promoted sediment deposition in reservoirs, which is thought to be starving the coast of sediment and decreasing resistance to storms and sea-level rise. Here, the authors show that century-long records of sediment mass accumulation rates and sediment accumulation rates more than doubled after 1950 in coastal depocenters around North America.
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