A comparative study of rainfall erosivity estimation for southern Italy and southeastern Australia

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-24

  Ferro, V ^a   Porto, P ^a   Yu, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EROSION; FUNCTIONS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RAIN; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARNOLDUS INDEX; CUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION (CDF); EROSION RISK INDEX; FOURIER INDEX; RAINFALL EROSIVITY FACTOR;

HYDROLOGY;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; RAINFALL INTENSITY; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; WATER EROSION;

AUSTRALIA; ITALY;

EID: 0033080865     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626669909492199     Document Type: Article

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