Sediment source fingerprinting as an aid to catchment management: A review of the current state of knowledge and a methodological decision-tree for end-users

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 194, Issue , 2017, Pages 86-108

  Collins, A L ^a   Pulley, S ^b   Foster, I D L ^b,c   Gellis, A ^d   Porto, P ^e   Horowitz, A J ^d  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mixing model; Source fingerprinting; Source tracing; Suspended sediment sources; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; RUNOFF; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

'CURRENT; CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT; END-USERS; MIXING MODELLING; SEDIMENT SOURCES; SOURCE FINGERPRINTING; SOURCE TRACING; STATES OF KNOWLEDGE; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT SOURCES; UNCERTAINTY;

DECISION TREES;

ORGANIC MATTER; TRACER;

CATCHMENT; DECISION ANALYSIS; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GRAIN SIZE; KNOWLEDGE; MIXING; MONITORING SYSTEM; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CATCHMENT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSENSUS; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; DECISION TREE; DIAGENESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FRACTIONATION; GENETIC ALGORITHM; LAND USE; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT SOURCE FINGERPRINTING; UNCERTAINTY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SAMPLING;

DECISION TREES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS;

EID: 85002152617     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.09.075     Document Type: Article

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