Comparison of soil erosion and deposition rates using radiocesium, RUSLE, and buried soils in dolines in East Tennessee

Environmental Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 1-10

  Turnage, K M ^a   Lee, S Y ^a   Foss, J E ^c   Kim, K H ^b   Larsen, I L ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS)   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depositional rates; Dolines; Radiocesium; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

BURIED SOIL; DEPOSITION; DOLINE; EROSION; KARST; LAND USE; RADIOCAESIUM; RUSLE; SINKHOLE;

USA, TENNESSEE;

EID: 0030621183     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050097     Document Type: Article

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