Effects of water discharge and sediment load on evolution of modern Yellow River Delta, China, over the period from 1976 to 2009
The Yellow River, which is the second largest river in China, is regarded as the world's largest contributor of fluvial sediment load to the ocean. In recent decades, the dramatic reduction in water discharge and sediment load due to climate change and human activities in the drainage basin has...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2011-09-01
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| Series: | Biogeosciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/8/2427/2011/bg-8-2427-2011.pdf |