Evaluation of WEPP runoff and soil loss predictions using natural runoff plot data

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 855-863

  Zhang, X C ^b   Nearing, M A ^a,b   Risse, L M ^a,c   McGregor, K C ^a,b  

^a ASAE ^*

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Erosion modeling; Model validation; Runoff prediction; Soil conservation; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

LAND USE; MANAGMENT; MODEL; RUNOFF PREDICTION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; WATER EROSION; WEPP;

EID: 0029664053     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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