Quantitative model of soil erosion rates using 137Cs for uncultivated soil

Soil Science

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 248-257

  Yang, Hao ^a   Chang, Qing ^b   Du, Mingyuan ^c   Minami, Katsuyuki ^c   Hatta, Tamao ^a  

^a JAPAN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cesium 137; Erosion rates; Quantitative model; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

CAESIUM-137; SOIL EROSION; UNCULTIVATED SOIL;

EID: 0031968465     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00010694-199803000-00010     Document Type: Article

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