The impact of different gridding methods on catchment geomorphology and soil erosion over long timescales using a landscape evolution model

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1035-1050

  Hancock, G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Catchment erosion; Digital elevation model; Erosion modelling; Gridding; Landscape evolution; SIBERIA

Indexed keywords

EROSION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOILS;

CATCHMENT EROSION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EROSION MODELLING; LANDSCAPE EROSION;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENTS; EROSION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOILS;

CATCHMENT; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; KRIGING; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOIL EROSION;

EID: 33746351475     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1306     Document Type: Article

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