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Original research article |
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Sensitivity of source sediment fingerprinting to tracer selection methods
Thomas Chalaux-Clergue
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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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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...
