Non-uniform vertical distribution of fine sediment in the Amazon River

Samples of water and sediment were taken, along a 3700 km stretch of the Amazon river, to study the sediment in suspension in the river. The results, presented with graphs, demonstrate that, in a river as deep as the Amazon, the assumption that suspended particles, coarser than 1 m , are uniformly d...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1979-08, Vol.280 (5721), p.381-383
Main Authors: CURTIS, WILLIAM F, MEADE, ROBERT H, NORDIN, CARL F, PRICE, N. BRIAN, SHOLKOVITZ, EDWARD R
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Samples of water and sediment were taken, along a 3700 km stretch of the Amazon river, to study the sediment in suspension in the river. The results, presented with graphs, demonstrate that, in a river as deep as the Amazon, the assumption that suspended particles, coarser than 1 m , are uniformly distributed in suspension is not valid.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/280381a0