Abstract
There is an increasing need for information on suspended sediment sources which is difficult to meet using traditional monitoring techniques. The fingerprinting technique offers an alternative approach, but it is important to select appropriate fingerprinting properties. Fallout radionuclide concentrations appear to offer considerable potential as fingerprinting properties, since they are essentially independent of lithology and soil type and can clearly distinguish surficial and channel sources. Examples of the use of 137Cs, unsupported 210Pb and 7Be concentrations to decipher suspended sediment sources in two small drainage basins in Devon, are presented. -Authors
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Erosion and sediment monitoring programmes in river basins. Proc. international symposium, Oslo, 1992| |
| Editors | J. Bolen |
| Publisher | International Association of Hydrological Sciences |
| Pages | 153-164 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Publication status | Published - 1992 |