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https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-10-109-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-10-109-2024
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
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Original research article
| 
13 Feb 2024
Original research article |
| 13 Feb 2024
| 13 Feb 2024
Sensitivity of source sediment fingerprinting to tracer selection methods
Thomas Chalaux-Clergue
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE-IPSL), Université Paris-Saclay, UMR 8212 (CEA-CNRS-UVSQ), Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE-IPSL), Université Paris-Saclay, UMR 8212 (CEA-CNRS-UVSQ), Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Pedro V. G. Batista
Water and Soil Resource Research, Institute for Geography, Universität Augsburg, Alter Postweg 118, 86159 Augsburg, Germany
Núria Martínez-Carreras
Environmental Research and Innovation Department (ERIN), Catchment and Eco-Hydrology Research Group (CAT), Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), Belvaux, Luxembourg
J. Patrick Laceby
Environment and Protected Areas, 3535 Research Rd NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2L 2K8, Canada
Olivier Evrard
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE-IPSL), Université Paris-Saclay, UMR 8212 (CEA-CNRS-UVSQ), Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Analysing railway sand sources in arid regions with multi‐type aeolian landforms using differentiating particle size ranges B. Niu et al. 10.1002/esp.70138
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- Impacts of farmland decontamination on 137Cs transfers in rivers after Fukushima nuclear accident: Evidence from a retrospective sediment core study T. Chalaux-Clergue et al. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174546
- Evaluating the Impact of High Source Variability and Extreme Contributing Sources on Sediment Fingerprinting Models B. Latorre et al. 10.1007/s11269-025-04169-8
- Quantifying contributions from unmonitored point-source discharges in an urban river using optical and nitrate isotopic tracers under dry-weather conditions P. Jeon et al. 10.1016/j.eti.2025.104399
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Short summary
Sediment source fingerprinting is a relevant tool to support soil conservation and watershed management in the context of accelerated soil erosion. To quantify sediment source contribution, it requires the selection of relevant tracers. We compared the three-step method and the consensus method and found very contrasted trends. The divergences between virtual mixtures and sample prediction ranges highlight that virtual mixture statistics are not directly transferable to actual samples.
Sediment source fingerprinting is a relevant tool to support soil conservation and watershed...
