Table 2 Soil 136Cs content and soil erosion/accumulation modulus in the study area.

From: Assessing the contribution of wind and water erosion in the agro-pastoral ecotone of Northern China with 137Cs tracer technology

Study area

Land use

137Cscontent (Bq m− 2)

Erosion rate (t km− 2a− 1)

Slope (°)

Longitude (°)

Latitude (°)

Feng ning

Sloping cropland

1740

1029

6

116.05

41.45

Flat cropland

2412

59

 

116.03

41.47

Slope grassland

5950

-1274

2.5

116.02

41.49

Flat grassland

2250

114

 

116.04

41.49

Slope woodland

3373

-291

30

116.09

41.43

Da tong

Sloping cropland

963

1954

8

113.45

40.19

Flat cropland

1704

216

 

113.45

40.18

Slope grassland

1983

-72

20

113.45

40.24

Flat grassland

2198

-177

 

113.37

40.10

Da mao

Sloping cropland

1251

1353

7

111.25

41.23

Flat cropland

1876

138

 

111.24

41.23

Slope grassland

841

489

3

111.21

41.35

Flat grassland

618

598

 

111.22

41.33

Slope woodland

1228

311

6.5

111.39

41.14

Flat woodland

717

548

 

111.24

41.23

Shen mu

Slope cropland

216

6282

14

110.40

39.07

Flat cropland

1400

280

 

110.41

39.04

Slope grassland

499

662

18

110.41

38.08

Flat grassland

675

579

 

110.41

39.06

Flat woodland

214

809

 

110.41

39.05

Lan zhou

Slope cropland

210

7126

15

103.87

35.92

Flat cropland

1565

252

 

103.86

35.95

Slope grassland

151

828

8

103.87

35.93

Flat grassland

2252

-290

 

103.87

35.93

Slope woodland

421

663

40

103.82

36.04