Soil erosion history in central Tranzania based on OSL dating of colluvial and alluvial hillslope deposits

Geomorphology

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 107-128

  Eriksson, M G ^a   Olley, J M ^b   Payton, R W ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hillslope; OSL dating; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

COLLUVIAL DEPOSIT; DATING METHOD; HILLSLOPE; LAND DEGRADATION; SOIL EROSION;

TANZANIA;

EID: 0034480061     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-555X(00)00054-4     Document Type: Article

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