The importance and challenge of modeling irrigation-induced erosion

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 153-162

  Sojka, Robert E ^a   Bjorneberg, David L ^a   Trout, Thomas J ^b   Strelkoff, Theodor S ^b   Nearing, Mark A ^c  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c SOUTHWEST WATERSHED RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Infiltration; Runoff; RUSLE; SISL; SRFR; USLE; Water quality; WEPP

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; EROSIVITY; INFILTRATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 35948961231     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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