Spatial and isotopic analysis of watershed soil loss and reservoir sediment accumulation rates in Lake Anna, Virginia, USA

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 373-384

  Odhiambo, Ben K ^a   Ricker, Matthew C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

210Pb; Land use; Reservoir sedimentation; RUSLE2; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES; ANTHROPOGENIC STRESSORS; BARREN LAND; EMPIRICAL MODEL; EROSION PROBLEM; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; PRIMARY FACTORS; RECEIVING WATERS; RESERVOIR SEDIMENTATION; RESERVOIR SEDIMENTS; RUSLE2; SEDIMENT ACCUMULATION; SEDIMENT CORE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT FLUX; SEDIMENTATION RATES; SOIL ERODIBILITY; SOIL EROSION; SOIL LOSS; STORAGE CAPACITY; SUSTAINABLE USE; VIRGINIA;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; EROSION; ISOTOPES; LAKES; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; LEAD; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOILS; SURFACE WATER RESOURCES; WATERSHEDS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FLUX MEASUREMENT; GEOACCUMULATION; HERB; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LANDSCAPE; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESERVOIR; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEDIMENTATION; SOIL EROSION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE WATER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATERSHED;

LAKE ANNA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

ANNA;

EID: 84855294394     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-011-1098-5     Document Type: Article

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