Entropy-based equation to assess hillslope sediment production

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 32, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 2005-2018

  de Araújo, José Carlos ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Delivery ratio; Hillslope; Principle of maximum entropy; Sediment production

Indexed keywords

EROSION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SLOPE STABILITY;

DELIVERY RATIO; PRINCIPLE OF MAXIMUM ENTROPY; SEDIMENT PRODUCTION;

WATERSHEDS;

EROSION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SLOPE STABILITY; WATERSHEDS;

DATA SET; HILLSLOPE; MAXIMUM ENTROPY ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SETTLING VELOCITY; VEGETATION COVER; WATERSHED;

EID: 36549043528     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1502     Document Type: Article

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