Format:
1 Online-Ressource (72 p)
ISBN:
9789210040907
Content:
The 137Cs method uses traces of nuclear activity to measure soil loss, and constitutes a relatively swift and cost-effective means of collecting data on soil erosion as compared to more conventional methods. This guide covers the main principles, sampling strategy, gamma spectroscopic measurements, estimation of erosion rates with conversion models, data interpretation and validation of erosion models. The Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture of the IAEA has been working on this method for over 20 years
Note:
References -- Glossary -- Activities performed by the Joint FAO/IAEA Division and further perspectives -- Advantages of 137Cs method -- 137Cs method - validation and use of erosion models -- Site selection and sampling strategy -- Principles of 137Cs method -- Purpose and methods measuring soil erosion -- Introduction -- Executive summary -- Data analysis, interpretation and presentation -- Conversion of 137Cs data to soil loss values -- Analysing 137Cs data: Gamma spectroscopy -- Foreword.
Language:
English
