@article{fdi:010077346,
  title = {{W}ater and sediment budget of {C}asiquiare channel linking {O}rinoco and {A}mazon catchments, {V}enezuela},
  author = {{L}araque, {A}lain and {L}opez, {J}. {L}. and {Y}epez, {S}. and {G}eorgescu, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {C}asiquiare {R}iver is a natural channel that connects two of the greatest rivers in the world, the {O}rinoco and the {A}mazon in the {S}outh {A}merican continent. {T}he aim of this paper is to present a review and synthesis of the hydrological and sedimentological knowledge of the {C}asiquiare {R}iver, including the first hydro-sedimentary balance of the {C}asiquiare fluvial system conducted 9-12 {S}eptember 2000 at the bifurcation and mouth during the expedition '{H}umboldt-{A}mazonia 2000'. {B}athymetric flow discharge and physico-chemical measurements were made at the inlet and outlet of the {C}asiquiare {C}hannel. {T}he main conclusions of this study indicate that {C}asiquiare is taking a significant proportion of flow (20% to 30%) from the {U}pper {O}rinoco basin to the {A}mazon basin. {T}hroughout its 356 km-course, this chameleon channel undergoes significant morphological, hydrological, and bio-geochemical variations between the inlet and outlet, whose most visible witnesses are the increase in its width (3 to 4 times), flow (7 to 9 times), and its change in water color (white to black water), under the influence of tributaries coming from vast forest plains.},
  keywords = {{C}asiquiare ; {O}rinoco ; {A}mazon ; bifurcation ; hydro-sedimentary budget ; {VENEZUELA} ; {ORENOQUE} {COURS} {D}'{EAU} ; {AMAZONE} {COURS} {D}'{EAU} ; {CASIQUIARE} {CANAL}},
  booktitle = {{M}ultiscale impacts of anthropogenic and climate changes on tropical and mediterranean hydrology},
  journal = {{W}ater},
  volume = {11},
  numero = {10},
  pages = {art. 2068 [17 p.]},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.3390/w11102068},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077346},
}