Impacts of agricultural expansion on floodplain water and sediment budgets in the Mekong River

• Main Authors: Park, Edward, Ho, Huu Loc, Binh, Doan Van, Kantoush, Sameh, Poh, Danielle, Alcantara, Enner, Try, Sophal, Lin, Yunung Nina
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Environmental engineering; Floodplain; Sedimentation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/162527
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In this paper, we address the impact of agricultural expansion on hydrological patterns of water and sediment budget in one of the largest floodplains along the Cambodian Mekong since the 1980s, using field (water level, discharge, sediment, rainfall, and groundwater level) and remote sensing (land...