The effects of changing channel retention: Unravelling the mechanisms behind the spatial and temporal trends of suspended sediment in the Rhine basin
Jana Cox,
Marcel van der Perk,
Tatjana Edler
et al.
Abstract:Deltas are reliant on upstream fluvial sediment sources for their survival. In the Rhine basin, the suspended sediment transport governs the supply of fines to the delta, a supply that has been dwindling for several decades. We investigate the changes in suspended sediment (SS) fluxes along the main Rhine branch and its tributaries since 1997 and link these to past and ongoing human activities in the basin. We demonstrate that the spatial pattern in the temporal change can allow us to discount and determine sp… Show more
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