Experiments and modeling of head cut migration in stratified soils

Water Resources Research

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 20-1-20-12

  Stein, Otto R ^a   LaTray, Dean A ^b  

^a Montana State University   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Erosion; Free overfall; Gully; Knickpoint; Rill; Scour

Indexed keywords

EROSION; GEOMETRY; SOILS; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

HEAD CUT MIGRATION;

WATER RESOURCES;

DOWNCUTTING; GULLY EROSION; MODELING; SCOUR; SOIL EROSION;

EID: 0037004134     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001wr001166     Document Type: Article

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