@article{fdi:010075601,
  title = {{D}ecline of fine suspended sediments in the {M}adeira {R}iver {B}asin (2003-2017)},
  author = {{R}ivera, {I}. {A}. and {C}ardenas, {E}. {A}. and {E}spinoza-{V}illar, {R}. and {E}spinoza, {J}. {C}. and {M}olina-{C}arpio, {J}. and {A}yala, {J}. {M}. and {G}utierrez-{C}ori, {O}. and {M}artinez, {J}ean-{M}ichel and {F}ilizola, {N}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {M}adeira {R}iver is the second largest {A}mazon tributary, contributing up to 50% of the {A}mazon {R}iver's sediment load. {T}he {M}adeira has significant hydropower potential, which has started to be used by the {M}adeira {H}ydroelectric {C}omplex ({MHC}), with two large dams along the middle stretch of the river. {I}n this study, fine suspended sediment concentration ({FSC}) data were assessed downstream of the {MHC} at the {P}orto {V}elho gauging station and at the outlet of each tributary ({B}eni and {M}amore {R}ivers, upstream from the {MHC}), from 2003 to 2017. {W}hen comparing the pre-{MHC} (2003-2008) and post-{MHC} (2015-2017) periods, a 36% decrease in {FSC} was observed in the {B}eni {R}iver during the peak months of sediment load ({D}ecember-{M}arch). {A}t {P}orto {V}elho, a reduction of 30% was found, which responds to the {U}pper {M}adeira {B}asin and hydroelectric regulation. {C}oncerning water discharge, no significant change occurred, indicating that a lower peak {FSC} cannot be explained by changes in the peak discharge months. {H}owever, lower {FSC}s are associated with a downward break in the overall time series registered at the outlet of the major sediment supplier-the {B}eni {R}iver-during 2010.},
  keywords = {{M}adeira {R}iver ; fine suspended sediment concentrations ; water discharge ; hydroelectric dams ; {BRESIL} ; {AMAZONE} {BASSIN} ; {MADEIRA} {BASSIN} ; {ANDES} {CORDILLERA}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{W}ater},
  volume = {11},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {art. 514 [14 p.]},
  ISSN = {2073-4441},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.3390/w11030514},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010075601},
}