Environmental Information Data Centre provides sediment and soil mineralogical composition data from a six-month 2018 project in the River Derwent Catchment, Yorkshire, UK. The dataset was processed using X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) to fingerprint sediment sources for catchment management.
Use Cases
- Correlate mineralogical composition signatures between instream sediment and catchment soil samples to identify erosion sources.
- Analyze XRD-derived mineralogy data to model sediment transport pathways within the River Derwent catchment.
- Use sediment fingerprinting results to inform land management strategies aimed at reducing specific sediment inputs.
Strengths
- Data originates from a focused six-month field project in 2018, providing temporally bounded observations.
- Mineralogical composition was determined using the standardized analytical method X-ray powder diffraction (XRD).
- Dataset is curated and hosted by the authoritative Environmental Information Data Centre.
Limitations
- Sample size and number of unique sample sites are unknown, limiting statistical assessment.
- Data is from a single six-month period in 2018, offering a snapshot rather than long-term temporal analysis.
- Geographic scope is restricted to the River Derwent Catchment in Yorkshire, UK.
Provenance
- Source
- Environmental Information Data Centre
- Collection Method
- Field collection of sediment and soil samples, with laboratory analysis via X-ray powder diffraction (XRD).
- Time Range
- 2018 (six-month project)
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- River Derwent Catchment, Yorkshire, United Kingdom