Vertical hydraulic gradient and run-on water and sediment effects on erosion processes and sediment regimes

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 4-11

  Zheng, Fen Li ^a   Huang, Chi Hua ^b   Norton, L Darrell ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EROSION; MODEL; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT; SOIL DRAINAGE; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

CARRYING CAPACITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL EROSION;

EID: 0034119711     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2000.6414     Document Type: Article

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