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Table 3 Predicted and analyzed ESR and CI values along the mainstream 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

Location

Predicted

Analyzed

ESR signal intensity

CI values

ESR

CI

Minimum

Maximum

Average

Minimum

Maximum

Average

Above MJ (Jinshajiang)

0.0

3.2

1.8

8.3

8.8

8.7

1.9

8.7

Below MJ/above JLJ

0.0

3.5

1.9

8.3

8.8

8.6

1.5

7.9

Below JLJ/above WJ

0.3

4.8

2.6

8.4

8.7

8.6

3.9

8.6

Below WJ/TGD input

0.9

5.3

3.1

8.4

8.8

8.7

–

–

Upper area of TGD

0.9

5.3

3.1

8.4

8.8

8.7

4.2

8.7

TGD output

0.9

5.3

3.1

8.4

8.8

8.7

1.8

8.8

Below DTL

2.8

9.1

5.6

8.5

8.7

8.7

9.1

8.7

Above HJ

2.6

8.9

5.3

8.5

8.7

8.7

–

–

Below HJ

3.1

8.9

5.6

8.5

8.7

8.7

7.7

8.7

Above PYL

3.0

9.0

5.6

8.5

8.7

8.6

4.0

8.2

Below PYL

4.0

9.7

6.5

8.5

8.7

8.6

3.8

8.7

Rivermouth

4.0

9.7

6.5

8.5

8.7

8.6

4.4

8.5

  1. Note: MJ Minjiang, JLJ Jialingjiang, WJ Wujiang, TGD Three Gorges Dam, DTL Dongting Lake, HJ Hanjiang, PYL Poyang Lake