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Assessment of plot-scale sediment transport on young moraines in the Swiss Alps using a fluorescent sand tracer
Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste (Nagra), Hardstrasse 73, 5430 Wettingen, Switzerland
Florian Lustenberger
Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
Mountain Hydrology and Mass Movements, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), Zuercherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Ilja van Meerveld
Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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Short summary
We used a fluorescent sand tracer with afterglow in combination with sprinkling experiments to visualize and determine the movement of sediments on natural hillslopes. We compared the observed transport patterns with the characteristics of the hillslopes. Results show that the fluorescent sand can be used to monitor sediment redistribution on the soil surface and that infiltration on older hillslopes decreased sediment transport due to more developed vegetation cover and root systems.
We used a fluorescent sand tracer with afterglow in combination with sprinkling experiments to...
