River discharge to the coastal ocean: A global synthesis
Milliman, J.D.; Farnsworth, K.L. (2013). River discharge to the coastal ocean: A global synthesis. Cambridge University Press: New York. ISBN 978-1-107-61218-1. 384 pp.
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VLIZ: Dynamical Oceanography DYN.103 [101669]
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Coastal environment
Earth sciences > Geology > Geomorphology > Fluvial morphology
Fluvial deposits
Inflow > River discharge
Water bodies > Inland waters > Rivers
Water bodies > Oceans
Marine/Coastal |
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- Milliman, J.D.
- Farnsworth, K.L.
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| Abstract |
Rivers provide the primary link between land and sea. Utilizing the world's largest database, this book presents a detailed analysis and synthesis of the processes affecting fluvial discharge of water, sediment and dissolved solids. The ways in which climatic variation, episodic events, and anthropogenic activities - past, present and future - affect the quantity and quality of river discharge are discussed in the final two chapters. The book contains 26 tables and more than 165 figures - many in full color - including global and regional maps. The book's extensive appendix presents the 1534-river database as a series of 44 tables and 132 maps that provide quantitative data regarding the discharge of water, sediment and dissolved solids. The complete database is also presented within a GIS-based package available online at www.cambridge.org/milliman. |
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