Cesium-137-based erosion-rate determination of a steep mountainous region

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 172, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 615-622

  Konz, Nadine ^a,b   Schaub, Monika ^a   Prasuhn, Volker ^b   Baenninger, Dominik ^a   Alewell, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alps; Cesium 137; Erosion modeling; Erosion rates; Land use; Universal soil loss equation; Winter processes

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350173403     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.200800297     Document Type: Review

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