Investigating the spatial distribution of soil erosion and deposition in a small catchment on the Loess Plateau of China, using 137Cs

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 186-193

  Yang, Ming Yi ^a   Tian, Jun Liang ^a   Liu, Pu Ling ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

137Cs; China; Deposition; Loess Plateau; Small catchment; Soil erosion; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CATCHMENTS; DEPOSITION; WATER CONSERVATION;

137CS; CHINA; LOESS PLATEAU; SMALL CATCHMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EROSION;

CESIUM ISOTOPE; DEPOSITION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANSAI; ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LOESS PLATEAU; SHAANXI;

EID: 33645125861     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2005.03.010     Document Type: Article

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