The European soil erosion model (EUROSEM): a dynamic approach for predicting sediment transport from fields and small catchments

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 527-544

  Morgan, R P C ^a   Quinton, J N ^a   Smith, R E ^b   Govers, G ^c   Poesen, J W A ^c   Auerswald, K ^d   Chisci, G ^e   Torri, D ^f   Styczen, M E ^g  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^f CNR   (Italy)

^g DHI   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL EROSION MODEL;

EID: 0031713545     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9837(199806)23:6<527::AID-ESP868>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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