The geochemistry of riverine sediments exported to the oceans is important for paleo-hydro-climatic reconstruction. However, climate reconstruction requires a good understanding of the relationship between geochemistry and hydrological variability and sediment sources. In this study, we analyzed the major elements, the strontium-neodymium radiogenic isotopes signatures (87Sr/86Sr and ?Nd) and the mineralogy of the suspended particulate matter (SPM) sampled monthly during two hydrologic years (2007–2008, a wet year, and 2010–2011, a normal hydrological year) upstream the Tumbes River outlet. The hydroclimate of this Ecuador-Peru binational basin is particularly sensitive to ENSO (El Niño Southern Oscillation) events. While mineralogy (dominated by illite) and the chemical alteration index (from 75 to 82) remain almost constant along the two hydrological years, 87Sr/86Sr (0.7115 to 0....

This research has been supported by the JPI-Belmont project PACMEDY (via grant ANR-15-JCLI-0003-01 for MC, PB, ME, OM, TC, and BT). MC, JC, DO, RSG, AP, and PR acknowledge funding from Concejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia de Peru (grant n° 007-2017-FONDECYT , grant n° 034-2019-FONDECYT-BM ). SPH acknowledges funding from the ERC-funded project GC2.0 Global Change 2.0: Unlocking the past for a clearer future, grant number 694481 and from the JPI-Belmont project PACMEDY (via NERC ). The distribution and analyses of the transient Holocene simulations with the IPSL model benefit from the Institut Pierre Simon Laplace Climate Modeling Centre Infrastructure supported by ANR “Investissements d'avenir” program ANR-11-IDEX-0004-17-EURE-0006 .