Coastal sedimentation across North America doubled in the 20th century despite river dams

The proliferation of dams since 1950 has promoted sediment deposition in reservoirs, which is thought to be starving the coast of sediment and decreasing resistance to storms and sea-level rise. Here, the authors show that century-long records of sediment mass accumulation rates and sediment accumul...

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Autores principales: A. B. Rodriguez, B. A. McKee, C. B. Miller, M. C. Bost, A. N. Atencio
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/17941b988db14e55b7a8d2a129fae312
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Sumario:The proliferation of dams since 1950 has promoted sediment deposition in reservoirs, which is thought to be starving the coast of sediment and decreasing resistance to storms and sea-level rise. Here, the authors show that century-long records of sediment mass accumulation rates and sediment accumulation rates more than doubled after 1950 in coastal depocenters around North America.