Plot-scale measurement of soil erosion at the experimental area of Sparacia (southern Italy)

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 141-157

  Bargarello, V ^a   Ferro, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Measurement; Plot scale; Soil erodibility; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; EROSION; FORECASTING; LANDFORMS; RUNOFF;

UNIVERSAL SOIL-LOSS EQUATION (USLE);

SOIL CONSERVATION;

MEASUREMENT METHOD; RILL; RUNOFF; SOIL EROSION; UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 0842349298     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.1318     Document Type: Article

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