A model for estimating sediment yield from surface-mined lands

International Journal of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Environment

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 103-109

  West, Tristram O ^a   Wali, Mohan K ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EROSION; OPEN PIT MINE; SEDIMENT YIELD; SLOPE DYNAMICS; UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATION; WATER EROSION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033379867     PISSN: 09208119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09208119908944225     Document Type: Article

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