The topographic thresholds of hillslope incisions in southwestern Rwanda

Catena

Volumn 50, Issue 2-4, 2003, Pages 381-400

  Moeyersons, Jan ^a  

^a ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Forward erosion; Geomorphic thresholds; Gully; Rwanda; Safety factor; Soil slippage

Indexed keywords

GULLY EROSION; HILLSLOPE; RUNOFF; SOIL EROSION; TOPOGRAPHY;

RWANDA;

EID: 0037217332     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0341-8162(01)00177-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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