Fluvial-sediment discharge to the oceans from the conterminous United States
Circular
670
By: Westley Farnsworth Curtis, James J. Culbertson, and Edith B. Chase
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Abstract
This report is a contribution to the UNESCO-sponsored project of the International Hydrological Decade called the World Water Balance. Annual fluvial-sediment discharge from the conterminous United States averages 491,449,600 short tons, of which 14,204,000 is discharged to the Atlantic Ocean, 378,179,000 to the Gulf of Mexico, and 99,066,600 to the Pacific Ocean. Data from 27 drainage areas were used to estimate the average annual discharge, yield, and concentration of fluvial sediment. The data may be used to extrapolate part of the total world sediment yield to the marine environment.
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Curtis, W.F., Culbertson, J., and Chase, E.B., 1973, Fluvial-sediment discharge to the oceans from the conterminous United States: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 670, iii, 17 p. :illus. ;26 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/cir670.
ISSN: 2330-5703 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Fluvial-sediment discharge to the oceans from the conterminous United States |
| Series title | Circular |
| Series number | 670 |
| DOI | 10.3133/cir670 |
| Year Published | 1973 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Pennsylvania Water Science Center |
| Description | iii, 17 p. :illus. ;26 cm. |