Spatial patterns of surface soil magnetism and soil redistribution across a fallow field, northern Alabama

Southeastern Geographer

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-22

  Landgraf, Chad E ^a   Royall, Dan ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetism; RUSLE; Soil loss; Southeastern U.S.

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SOIL EROSION;

ALABAMA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646800241     PISSN: 0038366X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sgo.2006.0011     Document Type: Article

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