Sources of suspended load in the upper Orange River, South Africa
Includes abstract. === Includes bibliographical references. === A lot of work has been done on the upper Orange River but little attention has been given to the source of its suspended sediment load. The source of the suspended load is important because it can provide insight into soil erosion, a ma...
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ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-uct-oai-localhost-11427-119742020-10-06T05:11:20Z Sources of suspended load in the upper Orange River, South Africa Maake, Livhuwani Compton, John Geological Sciences Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references. A lot of work has been done on the upper Orange River but little attention has been given to the source of its suspended sediment load. The source of the suspended load is important because it can provide insight into soil erosion, a major problem in South Africa and globally. In this study the composition of the suspended sediment load of upper Orange River tributaries is related to bed rock geology, topography, soils and land use. Orange River catchment bed rock includes sedimentary rocks of the Karoo Supergroup and flood basalts of the Drakensberg Group each with distinct geochemical signatures. 2015-01-10T13:32:28Z 2015-01-10T13:32:28Z 2012 Master Thesis Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11974 eng application/pdf University of Cape Town Faculty of Science Department of Geological Sciences |
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Includes abstract. === Includes bibliographical references. === A lot of work has been done on the upper Orange River but little attention has been given to the source of its suspended sediment load. The source of the suspended load is important because it can provide insight into soil erosion, a major problem in South Africa and globally. In this study the composition of the suspended sediment load of upper Orange River tributaries is related to bed rock geology, topography, soils and land use. Orange River catchment bed rock includes sedimentary rocks of the Karoo Supergroup and flood basalts of the Drakensberg Group each with distinct geochemical signatures. |
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Sources of suspended load in the upper Orange River, South Africa |
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