A Robust estimator of the R-factor for the universal soil loss equation

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 559-561

  Yu, B ^a   Rosewell, C J ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Soil Conservation Research Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Precipitation; Rainfall erosivity; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

PRECIPITATION; RAINFALL EROSIVITY; RUNOFF; SOIL EROSION; USLE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0030482978     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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