Plot-scale studies of vegetation, overland flow and erosion interactions: Case studies from Arizona and New Mexico

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 14, Issue 16-17, 2000, Pages 2921-2943

  Wainwright, John ^a   Parsons, Anthony J ^b   Abrahams, Athol D ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chihuahuan desert; Experimental design; Infiltration; Interrill erosion; Nutrient transport; Overland flow hydraulics; Plot experiments; Raindrop processes; Rainfall simulation; Rill erosion; Runoff; Sonoran desert; Splash erosion

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EROSION; HYDRAULICS; INFILTRATION; RAIN; RUNOFF; VEGETATION;

INTERRILL EROSION; OVERLAND-FLOW HYDRAULICS; RILL EROSION; SPLASH EROSION;

HYDROLOGY;

EROSION; HILLSLOPE; OVERLAND FLOW; RILL; VEGETATION COVER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034317423     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-1085(200011/12)14:16/17<2921::AID-HYP127>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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