Soil erosion evaluation in a small basin through the use of 137Cs technique

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 69, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 127-137

  Bujan, Alfonso ^a   Santanatoglia, Oscar J ^b   Chagas, Celio ^b   Massobrio, Marcelo ^b   Castiglioni, Mario ^b   Yañez, Marta ^a   Ciallella, Hugo ^c   Fernandez, Jorge ^c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear   (Argentina)

Author keywords

137Cs method; Basin; Pampean Region; Sedimentation; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

CESIUM ISOTOPE; RADIONUCLIDE; SEDIMENTATION; SOIL EROSION;

ARGENTINA;

EID: 0037323149     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(02)00134-4     Document Type: Article

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