Seeking enlightenment of fluvial sediment pathways  by optically stimulated luminescence signal bleaching of river sediments  and deltaic deposits

Chamberlain, Elizabeth L.; Wallinga, Jakob

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-7-723-2019

Articles | Volume 7, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-7-723-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-7-723-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 7, issue 3

Research article

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09 Aug 2019

Research article |

| 09 Aug 2019

Seeking enlightenment of fluvial sediment pathways by optically stimulated luminescence signal bleaching of river sediments and deltaic deposits

Elizabeth L. Chamberlain and Jakob Wallinga

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RC1: 'Comments on Chamberlain and Wallinga', Sebastian Kreutzer, 08 Dec 2018
RC2: 'review of manuscript', Alastair Cunningham, 21 Dec 2018
AC1: 'Author response to reviewer comments', Elizabeth Chamberlain, 07 Jan 2019

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AR by Elizabeth Chamberlain on behalf of the Authors (07 Jan 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (17 Jan 2019) by Andreas Lang

RR by Sebastian Kreutzer (30 Jan 2019)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (16 Mar 2019) by Andreas Lang

AR by Elizabeth Chamberlain on behalf of the Authors (23 Apr 2019)

ED: Publish as is (27 Apr 2019) by Andreas Lang

ED: Publish as is (30 Apr 2019) by Tom Coulthard (Editor)

AR by Elizabeth Chamberlain on behalf of the Authors (09 May 2019) Manuscript

Short summary

Sand and mud may take many different pathways within a river as they travel from inland to the coast. During the trip, grains may be exposed to daylight, resetting a signal trapped within certain minerals. The signal can be measured in a laboratory to estimate the time since last light exposure. Here, we measure the trapped signal of sand and mud grains from the Mississippi River and its banks. We use this information to infer sediment pathways. Such knowledge is useful for delta management.