@article{fdi:010080558,
  title = {{A} modelling-based assessment of suspended sediment transport related to new damming in the {R}ed {R}iver basin from 2000 to 2013},
  author = {{W}ei, {X}. and {S}auvage, {S}. and {O}uillon, {S}ylvain and {L}e, {T}. {P}. {Q}. and {O}range, {D}idier and {H}errmann, {M}arine and {S}anchez-{P}erez, {J}. {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {R}ed {R}iver is an {A}sian river system strongly affected by global changes. {T}his paper aims to characterize and quantify the suspended sediment flux ({SF}) over the basin under the influences of short-term climate variability and dam constructions. {SF} was evaluated at the outlets of main tributaries and along the main course of the {R}ed {R}iver from 2000 to 2013 based on daily simulations from a modelling study. {A} reference scenario (without dams) was carried out to disentangle the impacts of short-term climate variability and damming by comparing to actual conditions. {W}ithout dams (reference scenario), the basin would generate 106.9 {M}t yr(-1) of {SF} to the downstream delta from 2000 to 2013, with a specific sediment yield ({SSY}) of 778.8 t km(-2) yr(-1). {H}owever, under the impacts of short-term climate variability and dams, the mean annual {SSY} decreased to 84.5 t km(-2) yr(-1). {A}t the outlet of the basin, the annual mean {SF} of 2008-2013 (after new dam constructions) got reduced by 90% (10% related to short-term climate or atmospheric variability and 80% to dam constructions) compared to the reference scenario (without dams) during 2000-2007. {T}he {T}hao tributary is the most sensitive to short-term climate variability while the {D}a tributary is mostly affected by the huge-capacity dams. {M}ean annual retentions of sediment by dams ranged from 7.1 to 111.0 {M}t yr(-1). {S}imple rating curves between monthly mean discharge ({Q}) and {SF} were established for estimating {SF} at the outlet of the tributaries and the {R}ed {R}iver. {H}igh soil erosion (above 2000 t km(-2) yr(-1)) occurred in the middle {T}hao and the lower {D}a tributaries. {P}recipitation, slope and agriculture practices are the key influence factors for soil erosion in the basin.},
  keywords = {{S}uspended sediment ; {M}odelling ; {T}he {R}ed {R}iver ; {S}hort-term climate ; variability ; {D}am ; {S}oil erosion ; {CHINE} ; {VIET} {NAM} ; {LAOS} ; {FLEUVE} {ROUGE} {BASSIN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}atena},
  volume = {197},
  numero = {},
  pages = {104958 [16 ]},
  ISSN = {0341-8162},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.catena.2020.104958},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080558},
}