Distribution characteristics of 137Cs in wind-eroded soil profile and its use in estimating wind erosion modulus

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1155-1159

  Hu, Yunfeng ^a   Liu, Jiyuan ^a   Zhuang, Dafang ^a   Cao, Hongxia ^a   Yan, Huimin ^a   Yang, Fengting ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Caesium 137 (137Cs); Distribution characteristic; Erosion model; Inner Mongolia; Wind erosion

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749669417     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/04wd0312     Document Type: Article

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