Using 137Cs measurements to investigate the influence of erosion and soil redistribution on soil properties

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 717-726

  Du, P ^a,b   Walling, D E ^b  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

137Cs; Deposition; Erosional history; Soil erosion; Soil properties; Soil redistribution rate

Indexed keywords

137CS; EROSIONAL HISTORY; SOIL EROSION; SOIL PROPERTIES; SOIL REDISTRIBUTION RATE;

CESIUM; DEPOSITION RATES; EROSION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MANGANESE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOSPHORUS; SOILS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

SOIL SURVEYS;

ARSENIC; CESIUM 137; COPPER; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; TITANIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE; MACRONUTRIENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SIMULATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL EROSION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL QUALITY;

CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SOIL;

EID: 79952317007     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.01.022     Document Type: Article

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