Table 3 NdSPM release rate in different estuaries and dissolved NdSPM flux to the ocean
From: Refining the contribution of riverine particulate release to the global marine Nd budget
Contact area | SPM discharge Mg yr−1 | NdSPM release rate % | Nd sediment concentration mg kg−1 | Water masses mixing | Nd flux Mg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chinese rivers | 1.8 × 109 a | 1.3 ± 0.3 | 33 ± 12c | 6–38%d | 46–290 |
World river | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  1.85 ± 0.16 × 1016 a |  1.53 × 1016 | 1.3 ± 0.3 | 33 ± 12c |  | 5800–9200 |
 0.31 × 1016 | 0.94 ± 0.25b |  |  |  |