Des E. Walling

TL;DR: In this article, a review of the traditional approach to sediment budget studies in geomorphology, new approaches and more specifically the potential impact of new methodological advances is presented, including the spatial and volumetric estimations of erosion, deposition and storage and the precision and accuracy of flux rate estimation.

TL;DR: The construction of major dams on the headwaters in China appears to have had little impact on the sediment load, although as further larger dams are commissioned, the Mekong can be expected to decrease.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors demonstrate the potential value of combining sediment source tracing techniques with traditional monitoring approaches, when documenting the impact of improved land management on catchment sediment yields, and demonstrate that the reduction in sediment load were primarily the result of the reduced storm runoff volume.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared the performance of two theoretical conversion models, namely the exponential depth distribution model and the diffusion and migration model, for estimating the erosion rate in two small catchments in Calabria, southern Italy.