Variability and Trend Detection in the Sediment Load of the Upper Indus River

Water reservoirs planned or constructed to meet the burgeoning energy and irrigation demands in Pakistan face a significant loss of storage capacity due to heavy sediment load from the upper Indus basin (UIB). Given their importance and the huge investment, assessments of current UIB sediment load a...

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Main Authors: Sardar Ateeq-Ur-Rehman, Minh Duc Bui, Peter Rutschmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-12-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/10/1/16