Water table control on rill initiation and implications for erosional response

Geomorphology

Volumn 23, Issue 2-4, 1998, Pages 151-169

  Bryan, R B ^a   Rockwell, D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RILL INITIATION; RUNOFF; SOIL EROSION; WATER TABLE;

CANADA;

EID: 0032096523     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-555X(97)00110-4     Document Type: Article

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