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Sediment tracers in water erosion studies: current approaches and challenges

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Sediment tracers in water erosion studies: current approaches and challenges. / Guzman, Gema; Quinton, John N.; Nearing, Mark A. et al.
In: Journal of Soils and Sediments, Vol. 13, No. 4, 04.2013, p. 816-833.

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Guzman, G, Quinton, JN, Nearing, MA, Mabit, L & Gomez, JA 2013, 'Sediment tracers in water erosion studies: current approaches and challenges', Journal of Soils and Sediments, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 816-833. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-013-0659-5

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Guzman, G., Quinton, J. N., Nearing, M. A., Mabit, L., & Gomez, J. A. (2013). Sediment tracers in water erosion studies: current approaches and challenges. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 13(4), 816-833. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-013-0659-5

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Guzman G, Quinton JN, Nearing MA, Mabit L, Gomez JA. Sediment tracers in water erosion studies: current approaches and challenges. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 2013 Apr;13(4):816-833. doi: 10.1007/s11368-013-0659-5

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Guzman, Gema ; Quinton, John N. ; Nearing, Mark A. et al. / Sediment tracers in water erosion studies : current approaches and challenges. In: Journal of Soils and Sediments. 2013 ; Vol. 13, No. 4. pp. 816-833.

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title = "Sediment tracers in water erosion studies: current approaches and challenges",
abstract = "Introduction Interest in the use of sediment tracers as a tool to complement traditional water erosion or deposition measurements has increased due to the additional information they provide, such as sediment source identification, tracking of sediment movement across the landscape at various temporal and spatial scales, and estimation of soil erosion rates. For these reasons, the utility and robustness of sediment tracing approaches using a wide range of substances and soil properties have been evaluated in numerous studies.Conclusions A review of established tracing approaches identified five distinct groups of tracing approaches: fallout radionuclides, rare earth elements, soil magnetism and magnetic substances, other tracers, and sediment fingerprinting techniques. This paper describes the basic theory of each tracing approach in assessing soil erosion and sediment redistribution, describing their methodology and main applications, and summarizing the commonalities and differences between the approaches. It also identifies research gaps and future trends.",
keywords = "Erosion, Fallout radionuclides, Fingerprinting, Rare earth elements, Sediment, Soil magnetism and magnetic substances, Tracers, RARE-EARTH-ELEMENTS, DIFFUSE-REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY, RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT CESIUM-137, ESTIMATE SOIL-EROSION, SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT, MAGNETIC MEASUREMENTS, STABLE-ISOTOPES, CS-137 MEASUREMENTS, ORGANIC-MATTER, ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNETISM",
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RIS

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AU - Quinton, John N.

AU - Nearing, Mark A.

AU - Mabit, Lionel

AU - Gomez, Jose A.

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AB - Introduction Interest in the use of sediment tracers as a tool to complement traditional water erosion or deposition measurements has increased due to the additional information they provide, such as sediment source identification, tracking of sediment movement across the landscape at various temporal and spatial scales, and estimation of soil erosion rates. For these reasons, the utility and robustness of sediment tracing approaches using a wide range of substances and soil properties have been evaluated in numerous studies.Conclusions A review of established tracing approaches identified five distinct groups of tracing approaches: fallout radionuclides, rare earth elements, soil magnetism and magnetic substances, other tracers, and sediment fingerprinting techniques. This paper describes the basic theory of each tracing approach in assessing soil erosion and sediment redistribution, describing their methodology and main applications, and summarizing the commonalities and differences between the approaches. It also identifies research gaps and future trends.

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KW - Rare earth elements

KW - Sediment

KW - Soil magnetism and magnetic substances

KW - Tracers

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KW - DIFFUSE-REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY

KW - RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT CESIUM-137

KW - ESTIMATE SOIL-EROSION

KW - SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT

KW - MAGNETIC MEASUREMENTS

KW - STABLE-ISOTOPES

KW - CS-137 MEASUREMENTS

KW - ORGANIC-MATTER

KW - ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNETISM

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SN - 1439-0108

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