Gullying and erosion control at archaeological sites in Grand Canyon, Arizona

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 507-525

  Pederson, Joel L ^a   Petersen, Paul A ^a,b   Dierker, Jennifer L ^c  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GeoGraphics Inc   (United States)

^c NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Checkdam; Grand Canyon; Gully; Slope area threshold

Indexed keywords

FAILURE (MECHANICAL); GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOILS;

EROSION-CONTROL STRUCTURES (ECS); GRAND CANYON; GULLY EROSION; SLOPE-AREA THRESHOLD; TOPOGRAPHICAL MODELS; VARIABLE SOIL PROPERTIES;

EROSION;

EROSION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOILS;

EROSION CONTROL; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GULLY EROSION; OVERLAND FLOW; PERMEABILITY; SOIL STRENGTH;

ARIZONA; GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

HORTONIA;

EID: 33646065008     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1286     Document Type: Article

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