Tracing sediment movement on a semiarid watershed using rare earth elements

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1559-1565

  Polyakov, V O ^a   Kimoto, A ^b   Nearing, M A ^a   Nichols, M H ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Pima County Regional Flood Control District   (United States)

Author keywords

DEM, Digital elevation model; ICP MS, Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer; LC, Lower channel; LS, Lower slope; MS, Middle slope; REE, Rare earth element; RHEM, Rangeland hydrology and erosion model; RTK GPS, Real time kinematic global positioning system; UC, Upper channel; US, Upper slope; USDA ARS, United states department of agriculture agricultural research service; USLE, Universal soil loss equation; WEPP, Water erosion prediction project; WGEW, Walnut gulch experimental watershed

Indexed keywords

DEM, DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ICP-MS, INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETER; LC, LOWER CHANNEL; LS, LOWER SLOPE; MS, MIDDLE SLOPE; REE, RARE EARTH ELEMENT; RHEM, RANGELAND HYDROLOGY AND EROSION MODEL; RTK GPS, REAL TIME KINEMATIC GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; UC, UPPER CHANNEL; US, UPPER SLOPE; USDA-ARS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE- AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE; USLE, UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATION; WEPP, WATER EROSION PREDICTION PROJECT; WGEW, WALNUT GULCH EXPERIMENTAL WATERSHED;

AGRICULTURE; DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; KINEMATICS; LANDFORMS; MASS SPECTROMETERS; RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RARE EARTHS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOILS; SPECTROMETRY; SURVEYING; ULTRASONICS; WATER; WATERSHEDS;

EROSION;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EROSION; HYDROLOGY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; RANGELAND; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; REDEPOSITION; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT YIELD; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SEMIARID REGION; TRACER; WATERSHED;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; TOMBSTONE; UNITED STATES;

JUGLANS;

EID: 69949140736     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2008.0378     Document Type: Article

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