The application of caesium-137 measurements to investigate floodplain deposition in a large semi-arid catchment in Queensland, Australia: A low-fallout environment

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 515-529

  Amos, Kathryn J ^a,c   Croke, Jacky C ^a   Timmers, Heiko ^a   Owens, Philip N ^b   Thompson, Celia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caesium 137; Floodplain sedimentation; Low fallout; Semi arid; Southern Hemisphere

Indexed keywords

CAESIUM-137; FLOODPLAIN SEDIMENTATION; LOW-FALLOUT; SEMI-ARID; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE;

ATMOSPHERICS; BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); CATCHMENTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EROSION; FALLOUT; LOCATION; PLUTONIUM; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CESIUM;

CATCHMENT; CESIUM ISOTOPE; DEPOSITION; FLOODPLAIN; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SEDIMENTATION; SEMIARID REGION; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 66149138439     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1749     Document Type: Article

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