Satellite image of the Yangtze near Shanghai, China, where the turbid, brown water illustrates high sediment delivery. Credit: basemaps, Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, and the GIS User Community (IMAGE)

Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research

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