Threshold conditions for initiation of valley-side gullies in the Middle Veld of Swaziland

Catena

Volumn 50, Issue 2-4, 2003, Pages 401-414

  Morgan, R P C ^a   Mngomezulu, D ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND COOPERATIVES   (Swaziland)

Author keywords

Discriminant analysis; Gully erosion; Swaziland; Thresholds

Indexed keywords

DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; GULLY EROSION; LAND USE; OVERLAND FLOW; THRESHOLD; VALLEY;

SWAZILAND;

HORTONIA;

EID: 0037221673     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0341-8162(02)00129-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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