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Table 6 Comparison between previous estimates and CTL of continental-scale suspended sediment flow [Bt/a]

From: Development of a global sediment dynamics model

 

MF11

Syvitski et al. (2005)

Holeman (1968)

CTL

North America

1.9

1.9

1.8

0.3

South America

2.3

2.5

1.1

1.1

Africa

1.5

0.8

0.5

0.4

Europe

0.85

0.7

0.4

0.1

Asia

12.55

6.8

14.5

1.9

Total

19.1

12.6

18.2

3.9

Total (excluding Asia)

6.55

5.8

3.7

2.0