A comparison on the accumulation characteristics of 7Be and 137Cs in lake sediments and surface soils in western Yunnan and central Guizhou, China

Catena

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 253-270

  Bai, Z G ^a   Wan, G J ^b   Huang, R G ^b   Liu, T S ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

137Cs and 7Be; Lake sediments; Precipitation and accumulation; Surface soils; Yunnan Guizhou Plateau of China

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION; BERYLLIUM ISOTOPE; CESIUM ISOTOPE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; SEDIMENT CORE; SOIL SURFACE;

CHINA;

EID: 0037206580     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0341-8162(02)00004-8     Document Type: Article

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