The impact of catchment source group classification on the accuracy of sediment fingerprinting outputs

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 194, Issue , 2017, Pages 16-26

  Pulley, Simon ^a,b   Foster, Ian ^a,b   Collins, Adrian L ^c  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Sediment fingerprinting; Sediment sources; Tracing; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CLASSIFICATION SCHEME; DISCRIMINATION; GROUP CLASSIFICATION; SEDIMENT FINGERPRINTING; SEDIMENT SOURCES; SIMPLE++; SOURCE TRACING; TRACING; TWO-STEP CLUSTER ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS;

TRACER;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; TRACER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTIVATED LAND; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOREST; GRASSLAND; ISOTOPE TRACING; RIVER BASIN; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT FINGERPRINTING; SURFACE PROPERTY; UNCERTAINTY; WATER SUPPLY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS;

EID: 85016870792     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.04.048     Document Type: Article

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