Comparison of fallout radionuclide (caesium-137) and modelling approaches for the assessment of soil erosion rates for an uncultivated site in south-eastern Australia

Geoderma

Volumn 151, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 128-140

  Martinez, C ^a   Hancock, G R ^a   Kalma, J D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caesium 137; Erosion modelling; SIBERIA; Soil erosion; SOILOSS (RUSLE)

Indexed keywords

CAESIUM-137; EROSION MODELLING; SIBERIA; SOIL EROSION; SOILOSS (RUSLE);

CATCHMENTS; CESIUM; FALLOUT; FORECASTING; GEOLOGIC MODELS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; RADIOISOTOPES; RUNOFF; SOILS;

EROSION;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CESIUM ISOTOPE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EROSION RATE; MODELING; RADIONUCLIDE; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SOIL EROSION;

EID: 67349218384     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2009.03.023     Document Type: Article

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