Predicting sheetwash and rill erosion over the Australian continent

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1037-1062

  Lu, Hua ^a   Prosser, Ian P ^a   Moran, Chris J ^a   Gallant, John C ^a   Priestley, Graeme ^a   Stevenson, Janelle G ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Prediction; RUSLE; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL RESOURCES; RAIN; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER QUALITY;

RILL EROSION;

EROSION;

PREDICTION; RAINFALL; RILL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHEET EROSION; SOIL EROSION; UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0344201920     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR02157     Document Type: Article

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