The impact of tropical rainstorms on sediment and runoff generation from bare and grass-covered surfaces: A plot study from Singapore

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 143-157

  Chatterjea, K ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bare slopes; Construction sites; Grass covered slopes; Runoff generation; Sediment generation; Tropical rainstorms

Indexed keywords

BARE SLOPE; RAINSTORM; RUNOFF; VEGETATION COVER;

SINGAPORE;

EID: 0031903594     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-145x(199803/04)9:2<143::aid-ldr264>3.0.co;2-i     Document Type: Article

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