Sedimentbudgets
Sediment budgets are quantitative assessments of the net change in sediment storage within a defined system over a specified time interval, calculated by accounting for all sediment entering and leaving the system. They describe how sources of sediment balance against sinks and how transport processes respond to natural and human influences.
A typical budget lists inputs such as riverine suspended and bed sediment, coastal erosion, aeolian dust,
Budgets are often evaluated over chosen time spans, from annual to centennial scales, and are constrained
Applications include assessing river basin sediment yield, reservoir sedimentation and lifespan, delta and coastline evolution, and