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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-8-619-2020
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Research article
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16 Jul 2020
Research article |
| 16 Jul 2020
| 16 Jul 2020
Modelling impacts of spatially variable erosion drivers on suspended sediment dynamics
Giulia Battista
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Peter Molnar
Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Paolo Burlando
Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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Short summary
Suspended sediment load in rivers is highly uncertain because of spatial and temporal variability. By means of a hydrology and suspended sediment transport model, we investigated the effect of spatial variability in precipitation and surface erodibility on catchment sediment fluxes in a mesoscale river basin.
We found that sediment load depends on the spatial variability in erosion drivers, as this affects erosion rates and the location and connectivity to the channel of the erosion areas.
Suspended sediment load in rivers is highly uncertain because of spatial and temporal...
