An assessment of a daily rainfall erosivity model for New South Wales

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 139-152

  Yu, B ^a   Rosewell, C J ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Dept of Land and Water Conservation   (Australia)

Author keywords

Rainfall erosivity; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; MODEL; RAINFALL EROSIVITY; RAINFALL INTENSITY; RUNOFF; SOIL EROSION; STORM EROSION;

AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 0029667137     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR9960139     Document Type: Article

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