Spatial distribution of soil erosion sensitivity on the Tibet Plateau

Pedosphere

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 465-472

  Wang, Xiao Dan ^a   Zhong, Xiang Hao ^a   Fan, Jian Rong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MOUNTAIN HAZARDS AND ENVIRONMENT   (China)

Author keywords

GIS; Soil erosion sensitivity; Spatial distribution; Tibet Plateau

Indexed keywords

GIS; SOIL EROSION;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; WORLD;

EID: 22744436355     PISSN: 10020160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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