Estimate of soil erosion on cultivated soils using 137Cs measurements and calibration models: A case study from Nakhla watershed, Morocco

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 77-87

  Hassouni, K ^a   Bouhlassa, S ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

Author keywords

137Cs method; Conversion models; Erosion rate; Soil erosion; Soil redistribution

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CALIBRATION; CESIUM; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; WATERSHED;

AFRICA; MOROCCO; NAKHLA RIVER; NORTH AFRICA; TANGER-TETOUAN;

EID: 33845495924     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S04-052     Document Type: Article

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