A field investigation into the effects of progressive rainfall-induced soil seal and crust development on runoff and erosion rates: The impact of surface cover

Geomorphology

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 378-390

  Neave, Mel ^a   Rayburg, Scott ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depositional crust; Infiltration; Rainfall simulation; Semiarid; Structural crust; Vegetation change

Indexed keywords

EROSION RATE; INFILTRATION; PIEDMONT; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SEMIARID REGION; SURFACE LAYER; VEGETATION COVER;

NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

POACEAE;

EID: 34248590736     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.10.007     Document Type: Article

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