Taming the Yellow River: Silt and Floods: Proceedings of a Bilateral Seminar on Problems in the Lower Reaches of the Yellow River, China

Front Matter....Pages i-x
American Soil and Water Conservation Policy....Pages 1-19
Measuring the Benefits of Water Quality Improvement: Recent U.S. Practice....Pages 21-30
Wash Load, Autosuspensions and Hyperconcentrations....Pages 31-44
An Outline for Planning Development of River Basins: a Regional Approach....Pages 45-72
New Research Directions in Agricultural Hydrology and Erosion....Pages 73-84
Expert Systems and River Basin Management....Pages 85-97
Sediment Yield Variations as a Function of Incised Channel Evolution....Pages 99-109
Synthesis of Data on Bed Configurations in Alluvial Channels, and the Effect of Water Temperature and Suspended-Load Concentration....Pages 111-138
Erosion Control and Reservoir Deposition....Pages 139-161
Flood Forecasting and Its Reliability....Pages 163-196
Remarks....Pages 197-199
The Importance of Yellow River Safety and the Urgency of Research for its Control....Pages 201-204
Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Heavy Rain in the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Huanghe River....Pages 205-222
Some Problems of Flooding and its Prevention in the Lower Yellow River....Pages 223-241
Simulation of Flood Propagation on Channel of the Yellow River by Convection-Diffusion Equation....Pages 243-256
A General Survey of Problems in Flood Study on the Lower Reach of the Yellow River....Pages 257-260
Fluvial Processes of the Lower Yellow River and Estimation of Flood Conditions....Pages 261-274
The Temporal and Spatial Variation of Erosion and Sediment Yield on the Loess Plateau....Pages 275-288
Study of Counter Measures for the Yellow River Regulation and Flood Prevention....Pages 289-298
A Story of Soil Loss and Soil Degradation on the Loess Plateau In China....Pages 299-313
On the Strategy of Harnessing the Yellow River....Pages 315-329
The Prospects of Flood Control Measures on the Lower Yellow River....Pages 331-337
Tentative Ideas for Controlling the Aggradation of the Lower Yellow River in the Near and Remote Future....Pages 339-354
The Proper Measures for Flood Management and Water Resources Exploitation on the Yellow River....Pages 355-361
Yellow River Sediment Problems and Synopsis on the Strategy of Harnessing the River....Pages 363-375
Discussion on the Lifespan of the Present Channel of the Lower Yellow River....Pages 377-385
Study on and Assessment of Flood Prevention Measures on the Lower Yellow River....Pages 387-406
Flood Characteristics and Design Flood for Flood Protection in Lower Yellow River....Pages 407-423
Flood Forecasting and Flood Warning System in the Lower Yellow River....Pages 425-449
Ice Floods on the Lower Reach of the Yellow River and Measures for Ice Flood Prevention....Pages 451-467
Current Utilization and Future Prospects of Water Resources of the Yellow River....Pages 469-476
Sedimentation in the Lower Reaches of the Yellow River and its Basic Laws....Pages 477-516
Harnessing and Development of the Loess Plateau in the Middle Reaches of the Yellow River....Pages 517-528
Assessment of Sediment Reduction Due to Upland Water and Soil Conservation Works in the Yellow River....Pages 529-543
Evolution of the Course of the Lower Yellow River in Past History....Pages 545-555
Review of Measures for Reducing Sedimentation of the Lower Yellow River....Pages 557-584
Estimate of Reduction in Deposition in Lower Yellow River by Warping on Floodplains....Pages 585-596
Effects and Significance of Water and Sediment Regulation by Reservoirs in the Middle Yellow River....Pages 597-616
Effects of River Training Works on Flood Control....Pages 617-636
Improvement of the Mouth of the Yellow River and Sediment Disposal....Pages 637-655
Sediment Problems in Diverting Water for Water Supply in the Lower Yellow River....Pages 657-676
Synopsis of the West-Route Project of South-to-North Water Transfer from the Yangtze to the Yellow River....Pages 677-686
Back Matter....Pages 687-691