Seasonal variations in soil erosion resistance during concentrated flow for a loess-derived soil under two contrasting tillage practices

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 425-440

  Knapen, A ^a,b   Poesen, J ^a   De Baets, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Concentrated flow erosion; Conservation tillage; Consolidation; Seasonal variations; Topsoil resistance

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSOLIDATION; EROSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SHEAR STRESS;

CONCENTRATED FLOW EROSION; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; TOPSOIL RESISTANCE;

SOILS;

CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CRITICAL FLOW; GROWING SEASON; LOESS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHEAR STRESS; SILTY LOAM; SIMULATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MOISTURE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WHEAT;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34248218487     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2006.09.005     Document Type: Article

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