Quantifying Sediment Generation in Humid Tropical Regions Using Cosmogenic Nuclides - A Proof of Method
Abstract
Our overall goal was to constrain better the background or natural rate at which soil and rock surfaces are eroding and sediment is transported. We have collected 37 samples from the tropical humid Rio Chagres watershed in Panama as a methodological test. Since the headwaters of the Rio Chagres watershed are remote and relatively undisturbed by humans it is an ideal tropical location to test the cosmogenic method. This proof of method' study in tropical environments has broadened the geographic scope over which cosmogenic nuclides can be used to understand societal and environmentally relevant geologic processes including erosion and sediment transport.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2003
- Accession Number
- ADA424476
Entities
People
- Kyle Nichols
- Paul R. Bierman
Organizations
- University of Vermont