Runoff and soil erosion from area of burnt scrub: Comparison of experimental results with those predicted by the WEPP model

Catena

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 257-270

  Soto, Benedicto ^a   Díaz Fierros, Francisco ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Universidade de Santiago   (Spain)

Author keywords

Burned soils; Soil erosion models; Soil loss; Water balance

Indexed keywords

BURNT SOIL; RUNOFF; SCRUB; SOIL EROSION; SOIL LOSS; WATER BALANCE; WEPP;

SPAIN;

EID: 0031597494     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0341-8162(97)00047-7     Document Type: Article

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