Estimation of potential soil erosion for river Perkerra catchment in Kenya

Water Resources Management

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 133-143

  Onyando, J O ^a   Kisoyan, P ^b   Chemelil, M C ^a  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b UNOPS   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Catchment; Erosion; GIS; Remote sensing; Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE)

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; CATCHMENTS; DRAINAGE; GROWTH KINETICS; LAKES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REMOTE SENSING; RIVERS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

DRAINAGE AREA; SEMI-ARID AREA; SOIL EROSION; UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATION (USLE);

SOILS;

EROSION CONTROL; GIS; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL EROSION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

ARIDA;

EID: 21044447240     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-005-2706-5     Document Type: Article

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