Assessment of sediment deposition rates in a karst depression of a small catchment in Huanjiang, Guangxi, southwest China, using the cesium-137 technique

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 223-232

  Li, H ^a   Zhang, X ^a   Wang, K ^a   Wen, A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Deposition rates karst depression; Small catchment; South; West china; +sup+ 137 + sup+ cs technique

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; CESIUM ISOTOPE; DESERTIFICATION; EROSION RATE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; KARST HYDROLOGY; RADIONUCLIDE; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SINKHOLE; SOIL EROSION; TOPOGRAPHY; TRACER;

CHINA; GUANGXI ZHUANGZU; HUANJIANG;

EID: 77955201761     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.65.4.223     Document Type: Article

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