Runoff dependent erosivity and slope length factors suitable for modelling annual erosion using the Universal Soil Loss Equation

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 21, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 2681-2689

  Kinnell, Peter I A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Non uniform hill slopes; Predicting soil loss; Rainfall erosion

Indexed keywords

EROSION; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION; RAIN; RUNOFF; SLOPE STABILITY;

EROSIVITY; NON-UNIFORM HILL SLOPES; RAINFALL EROSION; SOIL LOSSES;

SOILS;

EROSION; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION; RAIN; RUNOFF; SLOPE STABILITY; SOILS;

EROSIVITY; HILLSLOPE; REVISED UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATION; RUNOFF; SOIL EROSION;

EID: 35248897593     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6493     Document Type: Article

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