Use of 137Cs for Soil Erosion Assessment

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. This guide covers the main principles, sampling strategy, gamma spectroscopic measurements, estimation of erosion rates, data interpretation and validation of erosion models.

Metoda 137C utilizeaza urme de activitate nucleara pentru a masura pierderea solului si constituie un mijloc relativ rapid si rentabil de colectare a datelor despre eroziunea solului. Acest ghid acopera principiile principale, strategia de esantionare, masuratorile spectroscopice gamma, estimarea ratelor de eroziune, interpretarea datelor si validarea modelelor de eroziune.