Quantification of soil redistribution and sediment budget in a Canadian watershed from fallout caesium-137 (137Cs) data

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 423-431

  Mabit, L ^a   Bernard, C ^b   Laverdiere M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Inst Rech Developpement A   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caesium 137 (137Cs); Sampling strategy; Snowmelt erosion; Water erosion; Watershed

Indexed keywords

CESIUM ISOTOPE; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SOIL EROSION; WATERSHED;

CANADA; QUEBEC;

EID: 0036880835     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S02-016     Document Type: Article

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