Sediment source fingerprinting: benchmarking recent outputs, remaining challenges and emerging themes

• Published in: Journal of soils and sediments Vol. 20; no. 12; pp. 4160 - 4193
• Main Authors: Collins, Adrian L., Blackwell, Martin, Boeckx, Pascal, Chivers, Charlotte-Anne, Emelko, Monica, Evrard, Olivier, Foster, Ian, Gellis, Allen, Gholami, Hamid, Granger, Steve, Harris, Paul, Horowitz, Arthur J., Laceby, J. Patrick, Martinez-Carreras, Nuria, Minella, Jean, Mol, Lisa, Nosrati, Kazem, Pulley, Simon, Silins, Uldis, da Silva, Yuri Jacques, Stone, Micheal, Tiecher, Tales, Upadhayay, Hari Ram, Zhang, Yusheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2020; Springer Nature B.V; Springer Verlag
• Subjects: Advances in Sediment Science and Management; Age; age determination; Agricultural sciences; Benchmarks; Biomarkers; computer software; Continental interfaces, environment; Data analysis; Data processing; decision support systems; Decision trees; Discrimination; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Environment; Environmental Physics; Environmental Sciences; Fingerprinting; Geomorphology; Hydrology; Life Sciences; Pollutants; Sampling; Sciences of the Universe; Sediment; Sediment fingerprinting; Sediments; Software; Software development tools; Soil Science & Conservation; Soil study; Spatial data; Spatial variations; stakeholders; temporal variation; Temporal variations; Tracers; Uptake; Biomarkers; Fingerprinting approach; Weathering indices; Sediment-age dating; Tracers

Purpose This review of sediment source fingerprinting assesses the current state-of-the-art, remaining challenges and emerging themes. It combines inputs from international scientists either with track records in the approach or with expertise relevant to progressing the science. Methods Web of Scie...