Impact of Humans on the Flux of Terrestrial Sediment to the Global Coastal Ocean

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Summary

Global estimates of the seasonal flux of sediment, on a river-by-river basis, under modern and prehuman conditions are provided, showing African and Asian rivers carry a greatly reduced sediment load; Indonesian rivers deliver much more sediment to coastal areas.

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Published
2005-04-15
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Tonne, Sediment, Erosion, Environmental science, Flux (metallurgy)

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