Evaluation of EPIC's snowmelt and water erosion submodels using data from the Peace River region of Alberta

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-50

  Puurveen, H ^a   Izaurralde, R C ^a   Chanasyk, D S ^a   Williams, J R ^b   Grant, R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

crop rotations; Runoff; sediment yield; soil erosion

Indexed keywords

ROTATION; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT YIELD; SNOWMELT; SOIL EROSION;

CANADA, ALBERTA, PEACE RIVER;

EID: 0030616470     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S95-072     Document Type: Article

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