ACTUAL FLUX OF THE HUANGHE (YELLOW-RIVER) SEDIMENT TO THE WESTERN PACIFIC-OCEAN

Authors
MARTIN JM ZHANG J SHI MC ZHOU Q
Citation
Jm. Martin et al., ACTUAL FLUX OF THE HUANGHE (YELLOW-RIVER) SEDIMENT TO THE WESTERN PACIFIC-OCEAN, Netherlands journal of sea research, 31(3), 1993, pp. 243-254
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Oceanografhy,"Marine & Freshwater Biology
Journal title
Netherlands journal of sea research → ACNP
ISSN journal
00777579
Volume
31
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
243 - 254
Database
ISI
SICI code
0077-7579(1993)31:3<243:AFOTH(>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
More than 90% of the Huanghe sediment load is deposited in the lower r eaches of the river and within the shallow estuarine area. Additional sedimentation occurs in the southern part of Bohai so that the actual flux of sediment to the Yellow Sea (Huanghai) is very limited. We show that this flux takes place via a nepheloid layer across the Bohai Sea strait, transporting similar to 6.10(9) kg.y(-1), i.e, less than 1% o f the Huanghe sediment discharge.