Use of fallout 137Cs in investigations of overbank sediment deposition on river floodplains

Catena

Volumn 29, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 263-282

  Walling, D E ^a   He, Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caesium 137; Floodplain; Overbank deposition; Sedimentation rates

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030794348     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0341-8162(96)00072-0     Document Type: Article

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