Sedimentation rate and pattern of a Himalayan foothill lake using 137Cs and 210Pb

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 181-191

  Rai, S P ^a   Kumar, Vijay ^a   Kumar, Bhishm ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Caesium 137; India; Jammu and Kashmir; Lead 210; Mansar Lake; Sedimentation rate

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EROSION; LEAD; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS;

DEPOSITIONAL ZONES; SEDIMENTATION RATE;

LAKES;

ACCUMULATION RATE; CATCHMENT; CESIUM ISOTOPE; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EROSION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; LEAD ISOTOPE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; JAMMU AND KASHMIR; LESSER HIMALAYAS; MANSAR LAKE; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33846821843     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.52.1.181     Document Type: Article

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