Variations of Runoff and Sediment Load in the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River, China (1950-2013).

PLoS One · 2016 · PMC4968824 · PMID 27479591

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The annual sediment load at Hukou was in a slightly increasing trend during 1956–1963, and after 1970, the annual sediment load showed a declining trend, especially during the period of 1995–2002 ( Fig 3D ), when the trend was significantly decreasing (> 95% confidence level).

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