Sediment detachment by rain power

Water Resources Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2003, Pages ESG-1-1-ESG-1-12

  Gabet, Emmanuel J ^a   Dunne, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Grazing; Kinematic wave; Overland flow; Rainsplash; Sheetflow; Washload

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RAIN; SOILS;

SEDIMENT DETACHMENT;

SEDIMENTS;

NUMERICAL MODEL; OVERLAND FLOW; RAINDROP; RAINFALL; SHEET FLOW; SOIL EROSION;

EID: 17644436816     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001wr000656     Document Type: Article

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