Regional variation of sediment load of Asian rivers flowing into the ocean

• 作 者: 刘曙光rrrrrrrrrn 丁坚rrrrrrrrrn 华棣rrrrrrrrrn 杨洪林rrrrrrrrrn 李从先rrrrrrrrrn 杨守业
• 出 处: Science in China(Series B)
• 发表日期: 2001年S1期
• 关键词: ocean rivers Arctic Southeast flowing Sediment Yangtze Plateau continent frigid

Study of Asian major rivers discharge to the ocean reveals variations of their water discharges and sediment loads, and local characteristic of river sediment concentrations. On the basis of this, the Asian rivers can be divided into three regions: Eurasia Arctic, East Asia, Southeast and South Asia Region. The Eurasia Arctic Region is characteristic of the lowest sediment concentration and load, while the East Asia Region is of the highest sediment concentration and higher sediment load, and the Southeast and South Asia Region yields higher sediment concentration and highest sediment load.

Study of Asian major rivers discharge to the ocean reveals variations of their water discharges and sediment loads, and local characteristic of river sediment concentrations. On the basis of this, the Asian rivers can be divided into three regions: Eurasia Arctic, East Asia, Southeast and South Asia Region. The Eurasia Arctic Region is characteristic of the lowest sediment concentration and load, while the East Asia Region is the highest sediment concentration and higher sediment load, and the Southeast and South Asia regions yields higher sediment concentration and highest sediment load .