137Cs inventories in soil in the Qaidam Basin, Tibetan Plateau
This paper presents measurements of cesium-137 (137Cs) in the Qaidam Basin during 2019 with 39 soil samples across the landscape. The aim here is to use the results of 137Cs inventories for the Qaidam Basin to subsequently estimate soil wind erosion. The 137Cs inventories in the surface soil vary fr...
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| description | This paper presents measurements of cesium-137 (137Cs) in the Qaidam Basin during 2019 with 39 soil samples across the landscape. The aim here is to use the results of 137Cs inventories for the Qaidam Basin to subsequently estimate soil wind erosion. The 137Cs inventories in the surface soil vary from lower limit detection (LDD) to 1,072 Bq m−2, with a mean of 266 Bq m−2. Overall, the 137Cs inventories in the Qaidam Basin decreases from southeast to northwest. The highest 137Cs inventories was found in farmland, and the lowest was found in Gobi. Wetlands had higher 137Cs inventories than their neighboring sites. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-abf2e5ac346f4030b1fb273a5ff106a82023-11-13T02:53:25ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Environmental Science2296-665X2023-11-011110.3389/fenvs.2023.12917071291707137Cs inventories in soil in the Qaidam Basin, Tibetan PlateauKai Bian0Cuiping Wang1Yulong Shen2Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, ChinaNorthwest China Research and Planning Institute of State Administration of Forestry and Grassland, Xi’an, ChinaSchool of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, ChinaThis paper presents measurements of cesium-137 (137Cs) in the Qaidam Basin during 2019 with 39 soil samples across the landscape. The aim here is to use the results of 137Cs inventories for the Qaidam Basin to subsequently estimate soil wind erosion. The 137Cs inventories in the surface soil vary from lower limit detection (LDD) to 1,072 Bq m−2, with a mean of 266 Bq m−2. Overall, the 137Cs inventories in the Qaidam Basin decreases from southeast to northwest. The highest 137Cs inventories was found in farmland, and the lowest was found in Gobi. Wetlands had higher 137Cs inventories than their neighboring sites.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1291707/fullQaidam Basincesium-137farmland137Cs inventorieswind erosion |
| spellingShingle | Kai Bian Cuiping Wang Yulong Shen 137Cs inventories in soil in the Qaidam Basin, Tibetan Plateau Frontiers in Environmental Science Qaidam Basin cesium-137 farmland 137Cs inventories wind erosion |
| title | 137Cs inventories in soil in the Qaidam Basin, Tibetan Plateau |
| title_full | 137Cs inventories in soil in the Qaidam Basin, Tibetan Plateau |
| title_fullStr | 137Cs inventories in soil in the Qaidam Basin, Tibetan Plateau |
| title_full_unstemmed | 137Cs inventories in soil in the Qaidam Basin, Tibetan Plateau |
| title_short | 137Cs inventories in soil in the Qaidam Basin, Tibetan Plateau |
| title_sort | 137cs inventories in soil in the qaidam basin tibetan plateau |
| topic | Qaidam Basin cesium-137 farmland 137Cs inventories wind erosion |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1291707/full |
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