An evaluation of grid size uncertainty in empirical soil loss modeling with digital elevation models

Environmental Modeling and Assessment

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-42

  Wu, Simon ^a   Li, Jonathan ^b   Huang, Gordon ^c  

^a Department of Agriculture ^*  (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Digital elevation models; Empirical modeling; GIS; Grid size; Soil loss; Spatial variability; Universal Soil Loss Equation

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS; EROSION; FORESTRY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; ION BEAMS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SOILS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATERSHEDS;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EMPIRICAL MODEL; GRID SIZE; SOIL LOSS; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATION;

SURVEYING;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GIS; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL EROSION; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 22744450928     PISSN: 14202026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10666-004-6595-4     Document Type: Article

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