Length slope factors for applying the revised universal soil loss equation at basin scale in southern Italy

Journal of Agricultural and Engineering Research

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 349-364

  Di Stefano, C ^a   Ferro, V ^a   Porto, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

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EID: 0006674603     PISSN: 00218634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jaer.1999.0514     Document Type: Article

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