Combining caesium-137 measurements and suspended sediment load data to investigate the sediment response of a small catchment in southern Italy

• Published in: Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences Vol. 367; pp. 220 - 227
• Main Authors: Porto, P., Walling, D. E., La Spada, C., Mallimo, N.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Gottingen Copernicus GmbH 01.01.2014; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Catchments; Environmental monitoring; Erosion rates; Land degradation; Outlets; River basins; Rivers; Sediment load; Sediment yield; Soil erosion; Suspended load; Suspended sediments

A long-term measurement programme was operated in southern Italy during the 1960s and 1970s, to provide information on the suspended sediment yields from the main river basins. Information obtained for the rivers of Calabria suggests that suspended sediment yields in this area are relatively low. Ho...