Soil erosion prediction and sediment yield estimation: The Taiwan experience

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 143-152

  Lin, Chao Yuan ^a   Lin, Wen Tzu ^b   Chou, Wen Chieh ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b MINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Digital elevation model; Geographic information system; Sediment yield; Upland erosion

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GIS; SEDIMENT YIELD; SOIL EROSION; WATERSHED;

TAIWAN;

EID: 0036945437     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(02)00114-9     Document Type: Article

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