Simulation of event-based and long-term spatial redistribution of Chernobyl-derived radiocaesium within catchments using geographical information system embedded models

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 943-957

  van der Perk, Marcel ^a   Slávik, Ondrej ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Nucl Pwr Plants Research Institute   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Chernobyl; Models; Radiocaesium; Slovakia; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EROSION; IMPURITIES; RAIN; SOIL TESTING;

SOIL EROSION;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

CATCHMENT; CESIUM; EROSION; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; SOIL;

CATCHMENT; CESIUM ISOTOPE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; EROSION; GIS; RADIONUCLIDE; SOIL; SOIL EROSION;

SLOVAKIA;

EID: 0038034251     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.1172     Document Type: Article

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