Runoff and water erosion modelling using WEPP on a Mediterranean cultivated catchment

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 31, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 1038-1047

  Raclot, Damien ^a   Albergel, Jean ^a  

^a UMR LISAH   (France)

Author keywords

Hill reservoir; Mediterranean catchment; Runoff; Soil erosion; Tunisia; Water erosion prediction project

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; EROSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RUNOFF;

CULTIVATED CATCHMENT; HILL RESERVOIR; SOIL WATER EROSION; WATER EROSION PREDICTION PROJECT;

CATCHMENTS;

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; RUNOFF; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL WATER; WATER EROSION;

AFRICA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

EID: 33750628928     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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