Modelling of event-based soil erosion in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Mexico: Evaluation of the EUROSEM model

Catena

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 187-203

  Veihe, A ^a   Rey, J ^b   Quinton, J N ^c   Strauss, P ^d   Sancho, F M ^e   Somarriba, M ^f  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA CHAPINGO   (Mexico)

^c CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Federal Agency for Water Management   (Austria)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^f Universidad Nacional Agraria   (Nicaragua)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; EUROSEM; Mexico; Model evaluation; Nicaragua; Soil erosion modelling

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; MODEL VALIDATION; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL EROSION;

COSTA RICA; MEXICO; NICARAGUA;

EID: 0035928009     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0341-8162(00)00158-2     Document Type: Article

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