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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-4371-2023
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© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
A high-frequency, long-term data set of hydrology and sediment yield: the alpine badland catchments of Draix-Bléone Observatory
Sebastien Klotz
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INRAE, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, 38000
Grenoble, France
Caroline Le Bouteiller
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INRAE, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, 38000
Grenoble, France
Nicolle Mathys
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INRAE, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, 38000
Grenoble, France
Firmin Fontaine
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INRAE, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, 38000
Grenoble, France
Xavier Ravanat
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INRAE, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, 38000
Grenoble, France
deceased
Jean-Emmanuel Olivier
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INRAE, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, 38000
Grenoble, France
deceased
Frédéric Liébault
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INRAE, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, 38000
Grenoble, France
Hugo Jantzi
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INRAE, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, 38000
Grenoble, France
now at: HYDRETUDES Grand Sud Pyrénées, 31 100 Toulouse, France
Patrick Coulmeau
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INRAE, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, 38000
Grenoble, France
deceased
Didier Richard
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INRAE, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, 38000
Grenoble, France
Jean-Pierre Cambon
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INRAE, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, 38000
Grenoble, France
deceased
Maurice Meunier
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INRAE, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, 38000
Grenoble, France
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- Spatial assessment of sediment production in a badland catchment using repeat LiDAR surveys, Draix, Alpes de Haute-Provence, France Y. Boukhari et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-1205-2025
- Analysis of influential factors in the formation of badlands in the Larestan region, southern Fars Province G. Moghtaderi & G. Moafpourian https://doi.org/10.61882/jeer.15.2.144
- Combining hillslope erosion and river connectivity models to assess large scale fine sediment transfers: Application over the Rhône River (France) C. Fabre et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5874
- A long-term dataset on hydrology and suspended sediments in the Kamech catchment from the OMERE Observatory R. Hamdi et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-4871-2026
- Multitemporal Quantification of the Geomorphodynamics on a Slope within the Cratère Dolomieu at the Piton de la Fournaise (La Réunion, Indian Ocean) Using Terrestrial LiDAR Data, Terrestrial Photographs, and Webcam Data K. Wegner et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14100259
- A wide-scope approach to quantifying and predicting total uncertainty in (multi)annual suspended sediment load observations F. Tan et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-026-04298-6
- Impact of vegetation cover on hydro-sedimentary fluxes in the marly badlands of the Southern Alps (Draix-Bléone Critical Zone Observatory, SE France) R. Bunel et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2025.109726
- Probing the exchange of CO2 and O2 in the shallow critical zone during weathering of marl and black shale T. Roylands et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-12-271-2024
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Short summary
Mountain badlands are places of intense erosion. They deliver large amounts of sediment to river systems, with consequences for hydropower sustainability, habitat quality and biodiversity, and flood hazard and river management. Draix-Bleone Observatory was created in 1983 to understand and quantify sediment delivery from such badland areas. Our paper describes how water and sediment fluxes have been monitored for almost 40 years in the small mountain catchments of this observatory.
Mountain badlands are places of intense erosion. They deliver large amounts of sediment to river...
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