Probst & Amiotte Suchet (1992) are to be complimented on their valuable contribution to the investigation of erosion in the Maghreb (North Africa). As noted by the authors, the study of erosion at the global scale has neglected the Maghreb region and their recent paper draws attention to the intensity of sediment loss in this area. Their statistical analysis of a large body of suspended sedimen...

The temporal variability in sediment export yield from glaciers over a timescale of multiple glacial cycles (e.g. 1 × 10 2 ? 6 years) is interest for wide range applications glaciology, sedimentology, geomorphology, climatology and environmental engineering. However, the time required products erosion to be transferred through glaciated catchments extent which glacially-conditioned can transien...

Sediment transfer from continents to oceans via rivers is one of the important processes regulating river-bank stabilization, soil formation, biogeochemical cycling of elements, crust evolution and many other earth-related processes. Due to changes in continental positions during the geologic past, water flow and sediment loads in rivers have also shown variations during different time periods....

[1] Understanding and quantifying the long-term suspended sediment discharge of drainage basins is a key goal of geomorphology, with important implications for the study of water quality, agricultural sustainability, and the evolution of landscapes and sedimentary basins over geologic timescales. Previous studies have highlighted the importance of relief/slope, precipitation, temperature, veget...