Identification of suspended sediment sources using soil characteristics in a semiarid watershed

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1102-1112

  Rhoton, F E ^a   Emmerich, W E ^b   DiCarlo, D A ^a   McChesney, D S ^a   Nearing, M A ^b   Ritchie, J C ^c  

^a USDA ARS NATIONAL SEDIMENTATION LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST WATERSHED RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORMS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; WATERSHEDS;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPS); CHEMICAL LOADINGS; ERODIBILITY; HILL SLOPES; LATITUDE (CO); RECEIVING WATERS; SAMPLING POINTS; SEDIMENT SOURCES; SLOPE ASPECT; SLOPE GRADIENTS; SOIL CHARACTERISTICS; SOIL CHARACTERIZATION; SOIL MAPPING; SOURCE AREAS; SUBWATERSHEDS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT SOURCES; WALNUT GULCH;

SEDIMENTS;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; C3 PLANT; CARBON ISOTOPE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MIXING; PROVENANCE; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL QUALITY; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; WATERSHED;

JUGLANS;

EID: 47249091320     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2007.0066     Document Type: Article

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