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Matthias Hinderer
Other affiliations: University of Tübingen
Bio: Matthias Hinderer is an academic researcher from Technische Universität Darmstadt. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sedimentary depositional environment & Sedimentary rock. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 118 publications receiving 2199 citations. Previous affiliations of Matthias Hinderer include University of Tübingen.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the sediment fluxes of 16 major Alpine drainage basins were quantified by determining the sediment volumes which have been trapped in valleys and lake basins, which became sedimentologically closed after the last glacier retreat around 17 000 cal. BP.
268 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a model that considers prominent first-order factors is compiled step by step and the implied spatial variability in weathering is explored, and the observed variation of fluxes is discussed in context of observed data from large rivers globally.
213 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the contribution of lakes and artificial reservoirs in counteracting man-made CO 2 emissions in arid to semiarid climate which precipitate a major part of their atmosphere-derived dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) as carbonate.
185 citations
TL;DR: A review of the state of the art in the concept as well as in the application of sediment budgets in sedimentary research can be found in this article, where different components of Quaternary routing systems from erosion in headwaters, river systems, glacial and paraglacial systems, lakes, deltas, estuaries, coasts, shelves, and deep-sea fans are discussed in terms of their sediment budget.
158 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated patterns and rates of modern denudation of the European Alps based on a compilation of data about river loads and reservoir sedimentation from 202 drainage basins that are between 1 to 10,000 km2 large.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the role of inland water ecosystems in the global carbon cycle has been investigated and it is shown that roughly twice as much C enters inland aquatic systems from land as is exported from land to the sea, roughly equally as inorganic and organic carbon.
Abstract: Because freshwater covers such a small fraction of the Earth’s surface area, inland freshwater ecosystems (particularly lakes, rivers, and reservoirs) have rarely been considered as potentially important quantitative components of the carbon cycle at either global or regional scales. By taking published estimates of gas exchange, sediment accumulation, and carbon transport for a variety of aquatic systems, we have constructed a budget for the role of inland water ecosystems in the global carbon cycle. Our analysis conservatively estimates that inland waters annually receive, from a combination of background and anthropogenically altered sources, on the order of 1.9 Pg C y−1 from the terrestrial landscape, of which about 0.2 is buried in aquatic sediments, at least 0.8 (possibly much more) is returned to the atmosphere as gas exchange while the remaining 0.9 Pg y−1 is delivered to the oceans, roughly equally as inorganic and organic carbon. Thus, roughly twice as much C enters inland aquatic systems from land as is exported from land to the sea. Over prolonged time net carbon fluxes in aquatic systems tend to be greater per unit area than in much of the surrounding land. Although their area is small, these freshwater aquatic systems can affect regional C balances. Further, the inclusion of inland, freshwater ecosystems provides useful insight about the storage, oxidation and transport of terrestrial C, and may warrant a revision of how the modern net C sink on land is described.
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Uppsala University1, Iowa State University2, University of Minnesota3, University of Siena4, United States Geological Survey5, Trent University6, University of Regina7, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill8, Miami University9, Finnish Environment Institute10, Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland11, University of Oslo12, Université du Québec13, Virginia Commonwealth University14, University of Colorado Boulder15, University of California, Santa Barbara16, University of the Sciences17, Université du Québec à Montréal18, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora19, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation20, University of Alberta21, ETH Zurich22, Hydro-Québec23
TL;DR: The role of lakes in carbon cycling and global climate, examine the mechanisms influencing carbon pools and transformations in lakes, and discuss how the metabolism of carbon in the inland waters is likely to change in response to climate.
Abstract: We explore the role of lakes in carbon cycling and global climate, examine the mechanisms influencing carbon pools and transformations in lakes, and discuss how the metabolism of carbon in the inland waters is likely to change in response to climate. Furthermore, we project changes as global climate change in the abundance and spatial distribution of lakes in the biosphere, and we revise the estimate for the global extent of carbon transformation in inland waters. This synthesis demonstrates that the global annual emissions of carbon dioxide from inland waters to the atmosphere are similar in magnitude to the carbon dioxide uptake by the oceans and that the global burial of organic carbon in inland water sediments exceeds organic carbon sequestration on the ocean floor. The role of inland waters in global carbon cycling and climate forcing may be changed by human activities, including construction of impoundments, which accumulate large amounts of carbon in sediments and emit large amounts of methane to the atmosphere. Methane emissions are also expected from lakes on melting permafrost. The synthesis presented here indicates that (1) inland waters constitute a significant component of the global carbon cycle, (2) their contribution to this cycle has significantly changed as a result of human activities, and (3) they will continue to change in response to future climate change causing decreased as well as increased abundance of lakes as well as increases in the number of aquatic impoundments.
2,140 citations
TL;DR: The terrestrial biosphere is assumed to take up most of the carbon on land, but it is becoming clear that inland waters process large amounts of organic carbon and must be considered in strategies to mitigate climate change as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The terrestrial biosphere is assumed to take up most of the carbon on land. However, it is becoming clear that inland waters process large amounts of organic carbon and must be considered in strategies to mitigate climate change.
1,280 citations
TL;DR: The abundance and size distribution of lakes is critical to quantifying limnetic contributions to the global carbon cycle as discussed by the authors, however, estimates of global lake abundance are not accurate and are unreliable.
Abstract: An accurate description of the abundance and size distribution of lakes is critical to quantifying limnetic contributions to the global carbon cycle. However, estimates of global lake abundance are ...
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TL;DR: In this article, a new model, termed "BQART" in recognition of geomorphic and tectonic influences (basin area and relief), geography (temperature, runoff), geology (lithology, ice cover), and human activities (reservoir trapping, soil erosion).
Abstract: Sediment flux to the coastal zone is conditioned by geomorphic and tectonic influences (basin area and relief), geography (temperature, runoff), geology (lithology, ice cover), and human activities (reservoir trapping, soil erosion). A new model, termed “BQART” in recognition of those factors, accounts for these varied influences. When applied to a database of 488 rivers, the BQART model showed no ensemble over‐ or underprediction, had a bias of just 3% across six orders of magnitude in observational values, and accounted for 96% of the between‐river variation in the long‐term (±30 years) sediment load or yield of these rivers. The geographical range of the 488 rivers covers 63% of the global land surface and is highly representative of global geology, climate, and socioeconomic conditions. Based strictly on geological parameters (basin area, relief, lithology, ice erosion), 65% of the between‐river sediment load is explained. Climatic factors (precipitation and temperature) account for an additi...
758 citations