Sedimentoutput
Sedimentoutput is the quantity of sediment that is exported from a drainage basin or watershed, typically carried by rivers to downstream channels, reservoirs, or coastal zones. It can be expressed as mass per unit time (for example, megatons per year or tons per year) or as sediment yield (tons per square kilometer per year).
Sedimentoutput results from erosion of soils and rock, weathering, transport by runoff, and deposition, with the
Human activities such as dam construction, agriculture, deforestation, mining, and urbanization alter sedimentoutput by trapping sediment
Applications include managing reservoir sedimentation, maintaining navigation channels, informing coastal and deltaic management, and sustaining aquatic
See also: sediment yield, sediment transport, sediment budgeting.