Sediment yield in Europe: Spatial patterns and scale dependency

Vanmaercke M., Poesen J., Verstraeten G., de Vente J., OCAKOĞLU F.

GEOMORPHOLOGY, cilt.130, ss.142-161, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 130
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.03.010
  • Dergi Adı: GEOMORPHOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.142-161
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Sediment yield, Sediment yield-basin area relationship, Controlling factors, Catchment, Climate, Topography, LAND-USE CHANGES, SUSPENDED SEDIMENT, SOIL-EROSION, FLUVIAL SEDIMENT, TERRESTRIAL SEDIMENT, SWEDISH LAPLAND, BASIN-SCALE, CHECK-DAMS, RIVER, CATCHMENT
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Our understanding about the regional variation of Sediment Yield (SY) in Europe and its scale dependency currently relies on a limited number of data for mainly larger river systems. SY is the integrated result of all erosion and sediment transporting processes operating in a catchment and is therefore of high value for environmental studies and monitoring purposes. Most global assessments of SY consider catchment area (A), climate and topography as the main explanatory variables. However, it is still unclear if these factors also control regional variations of SY within Europe. This paper aims at bridging this gap. Therefore, we i) present a large database of SY-values which was constructed through an extensive literature review; ii) describe the spatial patterns of SY across Europe; and iii) explore its relation with A, climate, and topography.