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River Sedimentation

River sedimentation is the geological process whereby eroded particulate matter is transported by fluvial systems and subsequently deposited within river channels, floodplains, or reservoirs due to reductions in flow energy, thereby altering river morphology and influencing aquatic ecosystems and infrastructure.

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Geomorphic/Tectonic Control of Sediment Discharge to the Ocean: The Importance of Small Mountainous Rivers

John D. Milliman, James P. M. Syvitski · The Journal of Geology · 1992 · 3.5K citations

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

James P. M. Syvitski, Charles J Vörösmarty, Albert J. Kettner et al. · Science · 2005 · 2.8K citations

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Reduced sediment transport in the Yellow River due to anthropogenic changes

Shuai Wang, Bojie Fu, Shilong Piao et al. · Nature Geoscience · 2015 · 1.4K citations · Full text

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Brahmaputra river: Channel processes and sedimentation

James M. Coleman · Sedimentary Geology · 1969 · 1.1K citations

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Human impact on land–ocean sediment transfer by the world's rivers

D. E. Walling · Geomorphology · 2006 · 923 citations

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  1. DE
    Desmond E. Walling

    University of Exeter, United Kingdom

    13 publications · 1.2K citations

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  2. JX
    Jiongxin Xu

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    13 publications · 696 citations

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  3. IF
    Ian Foster

    Coventry University, United Kingdom

    10 publications · 538 citations

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  4. VS
    V. Subramanian

    Jawaharlal Nehru University, India

    9 publications · 533 citations

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  5. DE
    D. E. Walling

    University of Exeter, United Kingdom

    7 publications · 1.6K citations

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829

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    32 h-index

    139 publications

    15.5K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    20 h-index

    89 publications

    6.7K citations

  3. University of Exeter

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    18 h-index

    39 publications

    4.3K citations

  4. East China Normal University

    Shanghai, China

    16 h-index

    41 publications

    3K citations

  5. Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research

    Beijing, China

    15 h-index

    38 publications

    1.8K citations

  6. China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research

    Beijing, China

    15 h-index

    37 publications

    1.2K citations

  7. Institute of Soil and Water Conservation

    Yangling, China

    15 h-index

    40 publications

    2.4K citations

  8. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    15 h-index

    30 publications

    1.4K citations

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  1. Geomorphology

    47 publications · 4.7K citations

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  2. The Science of The Total Environment

    38 publications · 2.4K citations

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  3. Journal of Hydrology

    31 publications · 2.5K citations

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  4. CATENA

    23 publications · 1.4K citations

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  5. Water Research

    15 publications · 2.1K citations

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