Uncertainties in plot-scale mass balance measurements using aeolian sediment traps

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 708-718

  Tidjani, A D ^a,b   Bielders, C L ^b   Rosillon, D ^b   Ambouta, K J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ ABDOU MOUMOUNI   (Niger)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERRORS; ERROR PROPAGATION; HORIZONTAL SPACING; MASS BALANCE; MASS BALANCE ESTIMATES; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; RELATIVE ERRORS; RELATIVE UNCERTAINTY; SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY; TRAPPING EFFICIENCIES; VERTICAL POSITIONS; WIND DIRECTIONS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFICIENCY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EOLIAN DEPOSIT; ERROR ANALYSIS; MASS BALANCE; MASS TRANSPORT; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; SALTATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT TRAP; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WIND DIRECTION;

EID: 83155182024     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2010.0182     Document Type: Article

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