Articles | Volume 13, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-1205-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-1205-2025
Research article
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17 Nov 2025
Research article |  | 17 Nov 2025

Spatial assessment of sediment production in a badland catchment using repeat LiDAR surveys, Draix, Alpes de Haute-Provence, France

Yassine Boukhari, Antoine Lucas, Caroline Le Bouteiller, Sébastien Klotz, Gabrielle Chabaud, and Stéphane Jacquemoud

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2015 LiDAR point-cloud for Draix-Bleone Observatory Caroline Le Bouteiller https://doi.org/10.57745/DAEB1Z

Observatoire Draix-Bleone Caroline Le Bouteiller et al. https://doi.org/10.17180/obs.draix

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Short summary
We combine aerial and drone Light Detection and Ranging surveys with sediment export and density measurements to assess catchment-scale mass balance in a badland environment. Landslides and crest failures are found to contribute 15 % of total mass export while affecting only 1 % of bare surfaces. Flood-condition drainage reconstruction shows low-drainage areas export 3.5 times more sediment than other slopes.
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