Development and application of a GIS-based sediment budget model

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 157-172

  Ramos Scharrón, Carlos E ^a   MacDonald, Lee H ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Dry tropics; Erosion; GIS model; Sediment delivery ratio; Unpaved roads

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAND USE; RATE CONSTANTS; ROADS AND STREETS; SEDIMENTS; USER INTERFACES; WATERSHEDS;

'DRY' [; DRY TROPIC; EROSION MODELING; GIS MODELS; SEDIMENT BUDGETS; SEDIMENT DELIVERY; SEDIMENT DELIVERY RATIO; SEDIMENT PRODUCTION; SEDIMENT YIELDS; UNPAVED ROADS;

EROSION;

EROSION; GIS; LAND USE CHANGE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT YIELD; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SOFTWARE;

ARTICLE; BUDGET; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL REEF; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EROSION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PREDICTION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SOIL EROSION; UNITED STATES; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

ANTHOZOA; CINNAMOMUM VERUM;

EID: 34247173566     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.05.019     Document Type: Article

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