Contribution on understanding sediment alteration in an Alpine catchment; lithology matters!

A. Cattapan; Paolo Paron; M.E. McClain; H. Piégay; M.J. Franca

Contribution on understanding sediment alteration in an Alpine catchment; lithology matters!

A. Cattapan, Paolo Paron, M.E. McClain, H. Piégay, M.J. Franca

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Sediment transport in rivers is a complex process whose understanding is still partial. Each sediment particle can be characterized by its size, shape or distance it travelled from its entrance into the river network to its actual position on the river bed. A number of field techniques have been developed to estimate sediment source locations. This research investigates the possibility of using sediment morphometry as a proxy for travel distance. Recent studies on sediment attrition claim the existence of a “universal” relation between particles’ mass loss and specific shape indices. In order to test this hypothesis, we identified a small basin with localized sources of arenites and metabasalts, which we treated as tracers. We identified lithology as a major control on the absolute attrition speed, while downstream trends in shape changes are controlled by sediment production at basin scale.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	River Flow 2020
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 10th Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics
Editors	W. Uijttewaal, M.J. Franca, D. Valero, V. Chavarrias, C.Y. Arbos, R. Schielen, A. Crosato
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	CRC Press / Balkema - Taylor & Francis Group
Pages	1741-1748
Number of pages	8
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-003-11095-8
ISBN (Print)	978-0-367-62773-7
Publication status	Published - 2020
Event	River Flow 2020: The 10th Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics - Delft, Netherlands Duration: 7 Jul 2020 → 10 Jul 2020

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Conference	River Flow 2020
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Delft
Period	7/07/20 → 10/07/20

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Cattapan, A., Paron, P., McClain, M. E., Piégay, H., & Franca, M. J. (2020). Contribution on understanding sediment alteration in an Alpine catchment; lithology matters! In W. Uijttewaal, M. J. Franca, D. Valero, V. Chavarrias, C. Y. Arbos, R. Schielen, & A. Crosato (Eds.), River Flow 2020: Proceedings of the 10th Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics (1st ed., pp. 1741-1748). CRC Press / Balkema - Taylor & Francis Group. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003110958

Cattapan, A. ; Paron, Paolo ; McClain, M.E. et al. / Contribution on understanding sediment alteration in an Alpine catchment; lithology matters!. River Flow 2020: Proceedings of the 10th Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics. editor / W. Uijttewaal ; M.J. Franca ; D. Valero ; V. Chavarrias ; C.Y. Arbos ; R. Schielen ; A. Crosato. 1st. ed. London : CRC Press / Balkema - Taylor & Francis Group, 2020. pp. 1741-1748

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Cattapan, A, Paron, P, McClain, ME, Piégay, H & Franca, MJ 2020, Contribution on understanding sediment alteration in an Alpine catchment; lithology matters! in W Uijttewaal, MJ Franca, D Valero, V Chavarrias, CY Arbos, R Schielen & A Crosato (eds), River Flow 2020: Proceedings of the 10th Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics. 1st edn, CRC Press / Balkema - Taylor & Francis Group, London, pp. 1741-1748, River Flow 2020, Delft, Netherlands, 7/07/20. <https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003110958>

Contribution on understanding sediment alteration in an Alpine catchment; lithology matters! / Cattapan, A.; Paron, Paolo; McClain, M.E. et al.
River Flow 2020: Proceedings of the 10th Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics. ed. / W. Uijttewaal; M.J. Franca; D. Valero; V. Chavarrias; C.Y. Arbos; R. Schielen; A. Crosato. 1st. ed. London: CRC Press / Balkema - Taylor & Francis Group, 2020. p. 1741-1748.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceedings/Edited volume › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review

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