Quantifying relative contributions from sediment sources in Conservation Effects Assessment Project watersheds

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 523-532

  Wilson, C G ^a   Kuhnte, R A ^b   Bosch, D D ^c   Steiner, J L ^d   Starks, P J ^d   Tomer, M D ^e   Wilson, G V ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b USDA ARS NATIONAL SEDIMENTATION LABORATORY   (United States)

^c SOUTHEAST WATERSHED RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d USDA ARS GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP); Radionuclides; Sediment sources

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; RADIONUCLIDE; RUNOFF; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

EID: 77949648927     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.63.6.523     Document Type: Article

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