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The Pacific and Caribbean Rivers of Colombia: Water Discharge, Sediment Transport and Dissolved Loads

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Environmental Geochemistry in Tropical and Subtropical Environments

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Abstract

Although the South American continent includes three of the largest river basins in the world, the Amazon, the Orinoco, and the Paraná, with some of the highest discharges and sediment loads, a number of comparatively smaller systems in Colombia carry a significant share of the sediment load from the continent. Our objective is to synthesise the role and contribution of river systems in Colombia.

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  1. Instituto de Ciências do Mar, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Av. Abolição 3207, 60165-081, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil

    Luiz Drude de Lacerda

  2. Departamento de Geoquímica, Universidade Federal Fluminense, 240202-007, Niterói, RJ, Brazil

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Restrepo, J.D., Kjerfve, B. (2004). The Pacific and Caribbean Rivers of Colombia: Water Discharge, Sediment Transport and Dissolved Loads. In: Drude de Lacerda, L., Santelli, R.E., Duursma, E.K., Abrão, J.J. (eds) Environmental Geochemistry in Tropical and Subtropical Environments. Environmental Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-07060-4_14

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