River discharge to the coastal ocean

Cambridge University Press

2011

VIII, 384 p.

9780521879873

Contents: Foreword ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Runoff, erosion and delivery to the coastal ocean ; 3. Temporal variations ; 4. Human impacts ; Appendices. Global River Database: Appendix A: North and Central America ; Appendix B: South America ; Appendix C: Europe ; Appendix D: Africa ; Appendix E: Eurasia ; Appendix F: Asia ; Appendix G: Oceania

Rivers provide the primary link between land and sea. Utilizing the world's largest database, this book presents a detailed analysis and synthesis of the processes affecting fluvial discharge of water, sediment and dissolved solids. The ways in which climatic variation, episodic events, and anthropogenic activities – past, present and future – affect the quantity and quality of river discharge are discussed in the final two chapters. The book contains 26 tables and more than 165 figures – many in full color – including global and regional maps. The book's extensive appendix presents the 1534-river database as a series of 44 tables that provide quantitative data regarding the discharge of water, sediment and dissolved solids. The complete database is also presented within a GIS-based package available online at www.cambridge.org/milliman. River Discharge to the Coastal Ocean provides an invaluable resource for researchers, professionals and graduate students in hydrology, oceanography, geology, geomorphology and environmental policy.

Английский