Erosion source discrimination in a rural Australian catchment using compound-specific isotope analysis (CSIA)

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 923-932

  Hancock, Gary J ^a   Revill, Andrew T ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Compound specific isotope analysis (CSIA); Compound specific stable isotopes (CSSI); Fatty acids; Land use; Logan River; Sediment tracing; Soil sources

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL BANKS; COMPOUND-SPECIFIC ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; CULTIVATED LANDS; ELEMENT GEOCHEMISTRIES; ERODED SOILS; EROSION PROCESS; FALLOUT RADIONUCLIDES; FOREST LAND; HIGH-FLOW EVENTS; HILLSLOPES; MIXING MODELS; RECURRENCE INTERVALS; RIVER CATCHMENT; SEDIMENT SOURCES; SEDIMENT TRACING; SOIL EROSION; SOIL SOURCES; SOURCE DISCRIMINATION; STABLE ISOTOPES; SUB-SURFACES; SUBSURFACE SOIL; SURFACE SOIL; TRANSPORT MODELS;

CATCHMENTS; EROSION; FATTY ACIDS; FORESTRY; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; LAND USE; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOILS;

SEDIMENTS;

CATCHMENT; FATTY ACID; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LAND USE; RADIONUCLIDE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SOIL EROSION; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUBSOIL;

AUSTRALIA; EROSION; FATTY ACIDS; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; LAND USE; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS;

LOGAN RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874708764     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9466     Document Type: Article

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