Combined use of stable isotopes and fallout radionuclides as soil erosion indicators in a forested mountain site, South Korea

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 5627-5638

  Meusburger, K ^a   Mabit, L ^a   Park, J H ^b   Sandor, T ^c   Alewell, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^c Radioanalytical Reference Laboratory   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; EROSION RATE; FRACTIONATION; MONSOON; MONTANE FOREST; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIONUCLIDE; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL EROSION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 84884148495     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-5627-2013     Document Type: Article

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