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Table 1 Ranges of ESR and CI values for each tributary in the fine-silt fraction (4–16 μm)

From: ESR signal intensity of quartz in the fine-silt fraction of riverbed sediments from the Yangtze River: a provenance tracer for suspended particulate matter

Tributary

ESR signal intensity

CI values

Minimum

Maximum

Average

Minimum

Maximum

Average

Jinshajiang

0.00

3.23

1.39

8.31

8.79

8.66

Minjiang

0.00

5.26

2.14

8.83

8.67

8.57

Jialingjiang

1.46

10.9

5.96

8.59

8.67

8.63

Wujiang

13.4

15.5

14.6

8.71

8.81

8.81

Dongting Lake

11.3

23.4

15.9

8.87

8.68

8.37

Hanjiang

8.76

9.45

9.10

8.27

8.44

8.35

Poyang Lake

12.2

12.2

12.2

8.58

8.58

8.58