Extending the RUSLE with the Monte Carlo error propagation technique to predict long-term average off-site sediment accumulation

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-42

  Biesemans, J ^a   Van Meirvenne, M ^a   Gabriels, D ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Error propagation; Monte Carlo; RUSLE; Water erosion

Indexed keywords

MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; REVISED UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATION; SEDIMENTATION;

EID: 0033970063     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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