A method for using WEPS to map wind erosion risk of Alberta soils

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 185-189

  Coen, G M ^a   Tatarko, J ^b   Martin, T C ^c   Cannon, K R ^c   Goddard, T W ^c   Sweetland, N J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Extrapolation procedure; Risk mapping; Risk modeling; Wind erosion risk

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; EROSION; ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WIND EFFECTS;

WIND EROSION; WIND EROSION PREDICTION SYSTEM (WEPS);

SOILS;

MAPPING; METHODOLOGY; MODELING; RISK ASSESSMENT; WIND EROSION;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0842349495     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-8152(03)00121-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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