Concepedia

Anthropogenic sediment retention: major global impact from registered river impoundments

Charles J Vörösmarty, Michel Meybeck, B M Fekete, Keshav P. Sharma, Pamela Green, James P. M. Syvitski

Global and Planetary Change · 2003 · 1.3K citations · 41 references

Concepts

Natural ResourcesEnvironmental SciencesHydrologyEnvironmental GeologySediment TransportSedimentologySediment Accumulation RatesSediment AnalysisSediment DynamicsSediment ManagementSediment RetentionSediment Transport In RiversAnthropogenic Sediment ImpactsFine Sediment RetentionLand Use Effects On Sediment RetentionRiver SafetySediment Retention ModelingSediment Retention MonitoringSediment Storage

References

41

Global Water Resources: Vulnerability from Climate Change and Population Growth

Charles J Vörösmarty, Pamela Green, J. Salisbury et al. · Science · 2000 · 5.1K citations

Natural Resources, Hydrology, Water Resources Management +17

World-Wide Delivery of River Sediment to the Oceans

John D. Milliman, Robert H. Meade · The Journal of Geology · 1983 · 3.7K citations

Natural Resources, Oceanography, Water Resources Management +17

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

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geology +17

Carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus transport by world rivers

Michel Meybeck · American Journal of Science · 1982 · 2.2K citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Oceanography +14

Fragmentation and Flow Regulation of River Systems in the Northern Third of the World

Mats Dynesius, Christer Nilsson · Science · 1994 · 1.7K citations

Natural Resources, Biodiversity Conservation, Water Resources Management +16