Soil erosion determinations by using 137 Cs technique in the agricultural regions of Gediz Basin, Western Turkey

• Published in: Environmental Geology
• Main Authors: Saç M.M., Yumurtaci E., Yener G., Camgöz B., Uğur A., Özden B.
• Other Authors: Ege Üniversitesi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Verlag 2008
• Subjects: 137 Cs; Erosion rate; Proportional model; Simplified mass balance model; Antarctic; Ege; Antarc*; Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11454/21222; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00254-007-0993-2

Gediz Basin is one of the regions where intense agricultural activities take place in Western Turkey. Erosion and soil degradation have long been causing serious problems to cultivated fields in the basin. This work describes the application of two different 137 Cs models for estimating soil erosion...