@incollection{fdi:010070648, title = {{S}ediment budget in the {U}cayali {R}iver basin, an {A}ndean tributary of the {A}mazon {R}iver}, author = {{S}antini, {W}illiam and {M}artinez, {J}ean-{M}ichel and {E}spinoza-{V}illar, {R}. and {C}ochonneau, {G}{\'e}rard and {V}auchel, {P}hilippe and {M}oquet, {P}. and {B}aby, {P}atrice and {E}spinoza, {J}.{C}. and {L}avado, {W}. and {C}arranza, {J}. and {G}uyot, {J}ean-{L}oup}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{F}ormation of mountain ranges results from complex coupling between lithospheric deformation, mechanisms linked to subduction and surface processes: weathering, erosion, and climate. {T}oday, erosion of the eastern {A}ndean cordillera and sub-{A}ndean foothills supplies over 99% of the sediment load passing through the {A}mazon {B}asin. {D}enudation rates in the upper {U}cayali basin are rapid, favoured by a marked seasonality in this region and extreme precipitation cells above sedimentary strata, uplifted during {N}eogene times by a still active sub-{A}ndean tectonic thrust. {A}round 40% of those sediments are trapped in the {U}cayali retro-foreland basin system. {R}ecent advances in remote sensing for {A}mazonian large rivers now allow us to complete the ground hydrological data. {I}n this work, we propose a first estimation of the erosion and sedimentation budget of the {U}cayali {R}iver catchment, based on spatial and conventional {HYBAM} {O}bservatory network.}, keywords = {{SEDIMENTATION} {FLUVIATILE} ; {MATIERE} {EN} {SUSPENSION} ; {EROSION} ; {METHODOLOGIE} ; {TELEDETECTION} ; {ESTIMATION} ; {BASSIN} {VERSANT} ; {COURS} {D}'{EAU} ; {ANDES} ; {AMAZONIE} ; {PEROU} ; {UCAYALI} {BASSIN} {VERSANT}}, booktitle = {{S}ediment dynamics from the summit to the sea}, numero = {367}, pages = {320--325}, address = {{W}allingford}, publisher = {{AISH}}, series = {{P}ublication - {AISH}}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.5194/piahs-367-320-2015}, ISBN = {978-1-907161-45-2}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070648}, }