Crater formation in soils by raindrop impact

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-89

  Ghadiri, Hossein ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cavity formation; Cratering; Impact cratering; Impact erosion; Rain erosion; Raindrop impact; Splash erosion

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; KINETIC ENERGY; SHEAR STRENGTH; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER;

CRATER FORMATION; RAINDROP IMPACT;

SOILS;

CRATERING; IMPACT; RAINDROP; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL EROSION;

EID: 1042267074     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1014     Document Type: Article

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