Scales and processes of water and sediment redistribution in drylands: Results from the Rambla Honda field site in Southeast Spain

Earth Science Reviews

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 39-70

  Puigdefabregas, J ^a   Sole, A ^a   Gutierrez, L ^a   Del Barrio, G ^a   Boer, M ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Erosion; Infiltration; Runoff; Sediment yield; Semi arid environment; Spain; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; EPHEMERAL STREAM; EROSION; HILLSLOPE; INFILTRATION; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEMIARID REGION;

SPAIN;

EID: 0033492949     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-8252(99)00046-X     Document Type: Article

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