Sediment budget in the Ucayali River basin, an Andean tributary of the Amazon River

Formation of mountain ranges results from complex coupling between lithospheric deformation, mechanisms linked to subduction and surface processes: weathering, erosion, and climate. Today, erosion of the eastern Andean cordillera and sub-Andean foothills supplies over 99% of the sediment load passin...

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Main Authors: W. Santini, J.-M. Martinez, R. Espinoza-Villar, G. Cochonneau, P. Vauchel, J.-S. Moquet, P. Baby, J.-C. Espinoza, W. Lavado, J. Carranza, J.-L. Guyot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-03-01
Series:Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences
Online Access:https://www.proc-iahs.net/367/320/2015/piahs-367-320-2015.pdf