Soil redistribution studies whithin the Panama Canal Watershed using FRN and CSSI methodologies

Abstract

The PAN 1002 National Project "Strengthening the Operation of the Panama Canal through the Analysis of Erosion and Sediment Transport using Applications of Nuclear Control Systems, Radiotracers and FRN and CSSI methodologies" is based on the results of the PAN 1001 and RLA1013 projects, in which the profile of the sediment layer in operational areas of the Panama Canal was analyzed. For this project, the use of two techniques was proposed: FRNs to analyze soil redistribution processes together with CSSI to establish the origin of the sediment layer that reach the Canal's operational areas. It should be noted that these methodologies are based on tracers present in the environment.