Sediment fingerprinting in northern Jordan: element-specific correction factors in a carbonatic setting

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 2155-2173

  Kraushaar, Sabine ^a   Schumann, Thomas ^b   Ollesch, Gregor ^c   Schubert, Michael ^d   Vogel, Hans Jörg ^d,e   Siebert, Christian ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c Elbe River Catchment Community Liaison Office   (Germany)

^d HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^e MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Correction factors; Grain size selectivity; Jordan; Soil erosion; Stepwise multiple regression

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GRAIN SIZE; MIXING RATIO; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; ORGANIC CARBON; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESERVOIR; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL EROSION; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS; VERTICAL PROFILE;

IRBID [JORDAN]; JORDAN; WADI AL ARAB;

EID: 84941418266     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: 16147480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-015-1179-2     Document Type: Article

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