Model study of the relationship between sediment yield and river basin area

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 750-761

  Birkinshaw, S J ^a   Bathurst, J C ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Erosion controls; Land use impact; Rainfall distribution; River basin; Scale sediment model; Sediment source; Sediment yield

Indexed keywords

EROSION; LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

HEADWATER SEDIMENT SOURCES; HILLSTOPE EROSION; SEDIMENT YIELD; SPATIALLY DISTRIBUTED MODEL;

RIVER BASIN PROJECTS;

EROSION; LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN; RIVER BASIN PROJECTS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

EROSION CONTROL; LAND USE; MODELING; RAINFALL; RIVER BASIN; SEDIMENT YIELD; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33744460204     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1291     Document Type: Article

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