Concentrated flow erosion rates as affected by rock fragment cover and initial soil moisture content

Catena

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 315-329

  Poesen, J ^a   De Luna, E ^a   Franca, A ^a   Nachtergaele, J ^a   Govers, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Armouring; Gully erosion; Mediterranean environments; Rill erosion; Rock fragment cover; Soil moisture content

Indexed keywords

EROSION; FLOW; SOIL MOISTURE;

EID: 0032970966     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0341-8162(99)00044-2     Document Type: Article

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