Quantifying sediment transport across an undisturbed prairie landscape using cesium-137 and high resolution topography

Geomorphology

Volumn 76, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 430-440

  Kaste, James M ^a   Heimsath, Arjun M ^a   Hohmann, Matthew ^b  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Erosion; Geomorphology; Grassland; Konza Prairie; Overland flow

Indexed keywords

CESIUM ISOTOPE; FALLOUT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; OVERLAND FLOW; PRAIRIE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL EROSION; TOPOGRAPHY;

KANSAS; KONZA PRAIRIE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744477409     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2005.12.007     Document Type: Article

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