Using GIS for facilitating erosion estimation

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 295-301

  Yitayew, M ^a   Pokrzywka, S J ^b   Renard, K G ^c  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b CH2M HILL   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SEDIMENTS; SLOPE STABILITY; SOILS; WATERSHEDS;

REVISED UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATION; STEEPNESS FACTOR;

EROSION;

JUGLANS;

EID: 0033154274     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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