The origin and dynamics of 137Cs discharge from a coniferous forest catchment

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 192, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 338-354

  Nylén, Torbjörn ^a   Grip, Harald ^b  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; DEPOSITION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FALLOUT; RADIOISOTOPES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUNOFF; SNOW; STREAM FLOW;

CONIFEROUS FOREST CATCHMENTS; NONLINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

CAESIUM-137; CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; DISCHARGE; FOREST CATCHMENT; MIRE; RUNOFF; STREAMFLOW;

EID: 0030617046     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(96)03083-1     Document Type: Article

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