A Comprehensive Package for Sediment Source Unmixing
Box and whiskers plot
Correlation matrix chart
Discriminant function analysis test
Sediment Source Fingerprinting
Biplot for Principal Components using ggplot2
Input sediment mixtures
Input sediment sources
Kruskal-Wallis rank sum test
Linear discriminat analysis chart
Principal component analysis chart
Displays the results in the screen
Range test
Unmix sediment mixtures
Mixing model
Save the results
"This package quantifies the provenance of sediments in a catchment or study area. Based on a characterization of the sediment sources and the end sediment mixtures, a mixing model algorithm is applied to the sediment mixtures to estimate the relative contribution of each potential source. The package includes several graphs to help users in their data understanding, such as box plots, correlation, PCA, and LDA graphs. In addition, new developments such as the Consensus Ranking (CR), Consistent Tracer Selection (CTS), and Linear Variability Propagation (LVP) methods are included to correctly apply the fingerprinting technique and increase dataset and model understanding. A new method based on Conservative Balance (CB) method has also been included to enable the use of isotopic tracers."