Using radiometric fingerprinting and phosphorus to elucidate sediment transport dynamics in an agricultural watershed

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2681-2693

  Lamba, Jasmeet ^a   Karthikeyan, K G ^a   Thompson, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Land use; Phosphorus; Sediment fingerprinting; Sediment resuspension; Sediment sources; Suspended sediment

Indexed keywords

EROSION; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; PHOSPHORUS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; STORMS; WATERSHEDS;

AGRICULTURAL WATERSHEDS; FALLOUT RADIONUCLIDES; FINE SEDIMENTS; MIXED LAND USE; SEDIMENT FINGERPRINTING; SEDIMENT RE SUSPENSIONS; SEDIMENT SOURCES; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT DYNAMICS;

SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; LAND USE; PHOSPHORUS; RESUSPENSION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STREAM BED; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; WATERSHED;

EID: 84930375391     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10396     Document Type: Article

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