Modelling sediment yield in burned areas

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 292, 2005, Pages 162-170

  Rulli, Maria Cristina ^a   Spada, Matteo ^a   Bozzi, Silvia ^a   Bocchiola, Daniele ^a   Rosso, Renzo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Erosion; Fire; Hydrological models; Rainfall simulator

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EROSION; FIRES; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RUNOFF;

FOREST FIRES; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; RAINFALL SIMULATORS; SOIL LOSSES;

SEDIMENTS;

BURNING; FOREST FIRE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT YIELD; SOIL EROSION;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 17044389337     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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