Predicting postfire erosion and mitigation effectiveness with a web-based probabilistic erosion model

Catena

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 229-241

  Robichaud, P R ^a   Elliot, W J ^a   Pierson, F B ^b   Hall, D E ^a   Moffet, C A ^c  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST WATERSHED RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c USDA ARS US Sheep Experiment Station   (United States)

Author keywords

ERMiT; FSWEPP; Sediment yield; WEPP; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; EROSION CONTROL; EROSION RATE; FOREST FIRE; HILLSLOPE; LAND RECLAMATION; PROBABILITY; RUNOFF; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 34548442410     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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