Development and Interpretation of New Sediment Rating Curve Considering the Effect of Vegetation Cover for Asian Basins

Suspended sediment concentration of a river can provide very important perspective on erosion or soil loss of one river basin ecosystem. The changes of land use and land cover, such as deforestation or afforestation, affect sediment yield process of a catchment through changing the hydrological cycl...

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Main Authors: Jie Wang, Hiroshi Ishidaira, Wenchao Sun, Shaowei Ning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/154375