cff-version: 1.2.0
abstract: "<p>The presented new method of forecasting the rate of accumulation of sediments
suspended in reservoir water in bottom sediments allows for the obtainment of
reasonable estimates of the siltation process globally, regionally or locally,
without the need for costly research. The method draws on three key parameters,
i.e., the concentration of sediments suspended in water (SS), and its organic
matter (OM<sub>SS</sub>) content, as well as retention capacity (N) (i.e. the
volume of water in a reservoir). All of these are easy to determine, with
information on them in fact made widely available by most agencies managing
reservoirs in different parts of the world. In practice, the method can
represents a missing link in the precise determination of reservoirs’ rates of
siltation (and hence losses of retention capacity).<b> </b></p>"
authors:
  - family-names: Cieśla
    given-names: Maksymilian
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5533-9560"
title: "A new method of forecasting the process by which suspended accumulation in the bottom sediments of retention reservoirs: Strategic component of sustainable water resources management"
keywords:
version: 1
identifiers:
  - type: doi
    value: 10.4121/16685143.v1
license: CC0
date-released: 2021-09-27