Water discharge and sediment flux changes over the past decades in the Lower Mekong River: possible impacts of the Chinese dams

The Lower Mekong River has witnessed extremely low water levels over the past few years. There is speculation that the changes are a consequence of the construction and operation of the Chinese cascade dams in the upper part of the Mekong main stream, the Lancang River. Dam construction on upper str...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: X. X. Lu, R. Y. Siew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2006-01-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/10/181/2006/hess-10-181-2006.pdf