Cosmogenic soil production rate calculator

Rodes, Angel and Evans, Dan (2020) Cosmogenic soil production rate calculator. MethodsX, 7. ISSN 2215-0161

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Abstract

To understand the rates at which soils form from bedrock, it is important to know the rates at which the bedrock surface lowers (the apparent erosion rate, which is assumed to be constant). Previous models that calculate apparent erosion rates using measured concentrations of cosmogenic radionuclides rely on the assumption that the bulk density of the soil which forms as a product of bedrock erosion either equals that of the bedrock itself or is constant with depth down the soil profile. This assumption fails to recognise that soils have significantly lower densities that might not be constant with depth. The model presented here allows for the calculation of isotopically-derived soil production rates, considering the bulk density profile of the soil overlying the bedrock surface. This calculator, which can be run both in MATLAB® and GNU Octave©, represents a novel and significant contribution to the derivation of soil production rates.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
MethodsX
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? COSMOGENIC NUCLIDES10BE26AL21NE3HE36CL14CMATLABOCTAVESOIL PRODUCTIONEROSION RATEMEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGYCLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY ??
ID Code:
139292
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Deposited On:
06 Dec 2019 12:00
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
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18 Sep 2023 01:42