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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Main Authors: X. X. Lu, S. R. Zhang, S. P. Xie, P. K. Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2007-12-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1897/2007/hess-11-1897-2007.pdf

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