Simulated effect of a forest road on near-surface hydrologic response and slope stability

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 325-338

  Dutton, Anona L ^a   Loague, Keith ^b   Wemple, Beverley C ^c  

^a Erler and Kalinowski Inc   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest management; Forest roads; Slope stability; Subsurface flow; Surface hydrologic response

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH (PLANET); FORESTRY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; SLOPE STABILITY; WATERSHEDS;

GEOMORPHIC RESPONSE; HILLSLOPE HYDROLOGY; HYDROLOGIC RESPONSE; SURFACE COMPACTION;

ROADS AND STREETS;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; SLOPE STABILITY; SUBSURFACE FLOW;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; GEOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; ROADS; SIMULATION; WATER SHEDS;

EID: 15844403030     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1144     Document Type: Article

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