The effect of truck traffic and road water content on sediment delivery from unpaved forest roads

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1683-1699

  Sheridan, Gary J ^a   Noske, Philip J ^a   Whipp, Robyn K ^a   Wijesinghe, Nimal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Erodibility; Soil erosion; Timber harvesting; Tracks; Unsealed roads; Water quality

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DRAINAGE; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; RAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS; TIMBER; TRAFFICABILITY;

ERODIBILITY; MODIFIED UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATION; ROAD WATER CONTENT; TIMBER HARVESTING; TRUCK TRAFFIC; UNPAVED FOREST ROADS; UNSEALED ROADS;

GRAVEL ROADS;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DRAINAGE; FORESTRY; GRAVEL ROADS; HARVESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; RAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS; TIMBER; TRAFFICABILITY;

ERODIBILITY; RUNOFF; SOIL EROSION; TRUCKING; WATER QUALITY; WET SEASON;

DISCHARGE; DRAINAGE; FORESTS; HARVESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE CONTENT; RAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROADS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS; TRAFFICABILITY;

EID: 33646575576     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.5966     Document Type: Article

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