Water erosion estimation in topographically complex landscapes: Model description and first verifications

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1524-1537

  Bonilla, Carlos A ^a   Norman, John M ^b   Molling, Christine C ^c  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; EROSION; FLOW OF WATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

PALMS WORKS; SOIL DETACHMENT-DEPOSITION EQUATIONS;

SOIL SURVEYS;

AGRICULTURE; EROSION; FLOW OF WATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL SURVEYS;

ESTIMATION METHOD; LANDSCAPE; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL EROSION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL TEXTURE; WATER EROSION;

EID: 36749066711     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2006.0302     Document Type: Article

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