Calculation of the cosmogenic nuclide production topographic shielding scaling factor for large areas using DEMs

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 785-794

  Codilean, Alexandru T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cosmogenic nuclides; Digital elevation models; Scaling factors; Surface process models; Topographic shielding

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; COSMIC RAYS; EROSION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIATION SHIELDING;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODELS; SCALING FACTORS; SHADOW MODELLING TECHNIQUE; SURFACE PROCESS MODELS; TERRESTIAL COSMOGENIC NUCLIDES;

SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

CATCHMENTS; COSMIC RAYS; EROSION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIATION SHIELDING; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EROSION RATE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION;

EID: 33744456218     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1336     Document Type: Article

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