Managing soil erosion potential by integrating digital elevation models with the southern China's revised universal soil loss equation

Journal of Mountain Science

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 237-247

  Wang, Weiwu ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Digital elevation model; Ecological risk of soil erosion; GIS; RUSLE model modification; West Lake Scenic Spots

Indexed keywords

EID: 34648817445     PISSN: 16726316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-007-0237-7     Document Type: Article

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