Investigating sediment sources within a small catchment in southern Italy

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 291, 2005, Pages 113-122

  Porto, Paolo ^a,b   Walling, Des E ^a   Callegari, Giovanni ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caesium 137; Erosion rates; Lead 210; Sediment tracing; Soil erosion; Source fingerprinting; Southern Italy; Suspended sediment

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CATCHMENTS; CESIUM; EROSION; LEAD; NATURAL RESOURCES; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOILS;

CAESIUM-137; EROSION RATES; LEAD-210; SEDIMENT TRACING; SOIL EROSION; SOIL LOSS; SOURCE FINGERPRINTING; SOUTHERN ITLAY; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

SEDIMENTS;

EROSION RATE; SOIL EROSION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

CALABRIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 17044363061     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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