Effects of cultivation and reforestation on suspended sediment concentrations: a case study in a mountainous catchment in China

Understanding how sediment concentrations vary with land use/cover is critical for evaluating the current and future impacts of human activities on river systems. This paper presents suspended sediment concentration (SSC) dynamics and the relationship between SSC and discharge (<i>Q</i>)...

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Main Authors: N. F. Fang, F. X. Chen, H. Y. Zhang, Y. X. Wang, Z. H. Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/20/13/2016/hess-20-13-2016.pdf