Trends of streamflow, sediment load and their dynamic relation for the catchments in the middle reaches of the Yellow River over the past five decades

To control severe soil erosion on the Loess Plateau, China, a great number of soil conservation measures have been implemented since 1950s and subsequently, the "Grain for Green" project was implemented in 1999. The measures and the project resulted in a large scale land use/cover change (...

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Main Authors: Z. L. Gao, Y. L. Fu, Y. H. Li, J. X. Liu, N. Chen, X. P. Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-09-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/16/3219/2012/hess-16-3219-2012.pdf