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NT & RP Journal	ESTIMATING THE SOIL EROSION AND DEPOSITION RATE USING¹³⁷Cs TRACER METHOD IN THE CATCHMENT OF DRENOVA RESERVOIR (B&H)
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Vol. XXVII, No. 3, Pp. 199-332 September 2012 UDC 621.039+614.876:504.06 ISSN 1451-3994 Back to Contents	Pages: 247-253 Authors: Radislav Tošić, Slavoljub S. Dragićević, Ištvan S. Bikit, Sofija Forkapić, Dušan Mrdja, Nataša Todorović, and Branislav Blagojević Abstract There are many limitations associated with traditional approaches to estimation of soil erosion and deposition rates. Recently attention has been focused on ¹³⁷Cs and successful usage of this isotope in soil erosion studies. This paper presents the results of measurements of¹³⁷Cs in soil profiles which were sampled within catchments of Drenova reservoir. The proportional model and a simplified version of the mass balance model were used to estimate the mean soil loss or deposition redistributions rates. The aim of this study is to estimate the soil erosion and deposition rates using¹³⁷Cs tracer model, as a support for the results obtained by empirical methodology. Key words: soil erosion, soil deposition, ¹³⁷Cs concentration, ¹³⁷Cs inventory, catchments of Drenova reservoir FULL PAPER IN PDF FORMAT (1.36 MB)
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Pages: 247-253

Authors: Radislav Tošić, Slavoljub S. Dragićević, Ištvan S. Bikit, Sofija Forkapić, Dušan Mrdja, Nataša Todorović, and Branislav Blagojević

Abstract

There are many limitations associated with traditional approaches to estimation of soil erosion and deposition rates. Recently attention has been focused on ¹³⁷Cs and successful usage of this isotope in soil erosion studies. This paper presents the results of measurements of¹³⁷Cs in soil profiles which were sampled within catchments of Drenova reservoir. The proportional model and a simplified version of the mass balance model were used to estimate the mean soil loss or deposition redistributions rates. The aim of this study is to estimate the soil erosion and deposition rates using¹³⁷Cs tracer model, as a support for the results obtained by empirical methodology.

Key words: soil erosion, soil deposition, ¹³⁷Cs concentration, ¹³⁷Cs inventory, catchments of Drenova reservoir

FULL PAPER IN PDF FORMAT (1.36 MB)