Simulating long-term soil redistribution generated by different patterns of mouldboard ploughing in landscapes of complex topography

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-86

  De Alba, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Central Spain; Contouring; Mouldboard plough; Soil redistribution; SORET model; Tillage erosion; Tillage translocation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGRADATION; EROSION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

SOIL REDISTRIBUTION;

SOILS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL EROSION; TILLAGE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

(CENTRAL); SPAIN;

EID: 0037405933     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(03)00042-4     Document Type: Article

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