The use of caesium-137 measurements to establish a sediment budget for the start catchment, Devon, UK;Utilisation d'une technique de mesure par le césium-137 pour l'établissement du bilan sédimentaire du bassin versant “Start”, dans le Devon (Royaume-Uni)

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 405-423

  Owens, Philip N ^a   Walling, Desmond E ^a   He, Qingping ^a   Shanahan, Jo ^a   Foster, Ian D L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; EROSION; LAKES; RADIOISOTOPES; RIVERS; WATERSHEDS;

CATCHMENTS; CESIUM 137;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

CAESIUM-137; CATCHMENT STUDY; LAKE; SEDIMENT ACCUMULATION; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SOIL EROSION;

UK, ENGLAND, DEVON, START BASIN;

EID: 0031156227     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626669709492037     Document Type: Article

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