Effects of land-use pattern change on rainfall-runoff and runoff-sediment relations: A case study in Zichang watershed of the Loess Plateau of China

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 436-442

  Zhao, Wen Wu ^a   Fu, Bo Jie ^a   Meng, Qing Hua ^b   Zhang, Qiu Ju ^a   Zhang, Yin Hui ^b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Double mass curve; Land use; Loess Plateau; Rainfall; Runoff; Sediment concentration; Slope of trend curve

Indexed keywords

FARMS; LAND USE; RAIN; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS; SOILS;

GRASSLAND; HERBACEOUS FILTER STRIPS; LAND-USE PATTERN; RUNOFF-SEDIMENT RELATIONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

RAIN;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; GRASSLAND; LAND USE CHANGE; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SEDIMENT; WOODLAND;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHINA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FILTRATION; SEDIMENT; SOIL; WATER FLOW;

AGRICULTURE; CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTRATION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; RAIN; SOIL; WATER MOVEMENTS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LOESS PLATEAU;

EID: 2442526279     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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