Simplified mass balance models for assessing soil erosion rates on cultivated land using caesium-137 measurements

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-45

  Zhang, X B ^a   Walling, D E ^b   He, Q ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MOUNTAIN HAZARDS AND ENVIRONMENT   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; EROSION; FALLOUT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

MASS BALANCE MODELS;

SOILS;

CESIUM; CULTIVATION; MASS BALANCE; SOIL EROSION;

EID: 0033081323     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626669909492201     Document Type: Article

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