Quantitative determination of red-soil erosion by an Eu tracer method

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 52-56

  Yang, Wude ^a   Wang, Zhaoqian ^b   Sui, Guoping ^c   Ding, Guangwei ^d  

^a SHANXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Shanghai Testing Technology Academy   (China)

^d NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Multiple linear regressions; Multiple linear stepwise regressions; Positioning soil core Eu (europium) tracer; Red soil erosion; Vertical distribution

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; EUROPIUM; GEOLOGIC MODELS; LAND USE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTATION; SOILS;

MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSIONS; MULTIPLE LINEAR STEPWISE REGRESSIONS; POSITIONING SOIL CORE EU (EUROPIUM) TRACER; RED-SOIL EROSION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

EROSION;

EUROPIUM; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RED SOIL; SOIL EROSION; TRACER; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 50849136200     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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