Rapid channel incision of the lower Pearl River (China) since the 1990s as a consequence of sediment depletion
This paper reported a dramatic channel incision (>10 m in the deepest cut) during the past 10 y or so in the lower Pearl River, the second largest river in terms of water discharge in China. The channel incision had caused changes both in the channel geometry as well as in the river hydraulic...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2007-12-01
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| Series: | Hydrology and Earth System Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1897/2007/hess-11-1897-2007.pdf |