Combining multiple fallout radionuclides (137Cs, 7Be, 210Pbxs) to investigate temporal sediment source dynamics in tropical, ephemeral riverine systems

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 1130-1144

  Evrard, Olivier ^a   Laceby, J Patrick ^a   Huon, Sylvain ^b   Lefèvre, Irène ^a   Sengtaheuanghoung, Oloth ^c   Ribolzi, Olivier ^d  

^a DIF   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c Department of Agriculture Land Management ^*  (Laos)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Beryllium 7; Caesium 137; Fingerprinting; Laos; Lead 210; Sediment tracing

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; DATA SET; EPHEMERAL STREAM; GEOCHEMISTRY; LAND USE CHANGE; RADIONUCLIDE; SAMPLING; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUBSOIL; SUBSURFACE FLOW; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

LAOS;

EID: 84958765013     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: 16147480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-015-1316-y     Document Type: Article

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