Water erosion assessment and control in Northern Iraq

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 161-173

  Hussein, Mohammad H ^a  

^a Dept of Civ Eng   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

Erosion map; Land use capability index; Universal soil loss equation

Indexed keywords

EROSION CONTROL; LAND MANAGEMENT; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER EROSION;

IRAQ, (NORTH);

EID: 0032507687     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0933-3630(97)00007-X     Document Type: Article

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