Characteristics and hydrological impacts of a cascade of bench terraces on a semi-arid hillslope in central Tunisia;Caractéristiques et impacts hydrologiques de banquettes en cascade sur un versant semi-aride en Tunisie centrale

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1134-1145

  Nasri, Slah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Central Tunisia; Contour ridges; Erosion; Runoff; Semi arid region

Indexed keywords

EROSION; RAIN; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; TOPOGRAPHY;

BENCH TERRACES; CONTOUR RIDGES; HYDROLOGICAL IMPACTS; SEMI-ARID HILLSLOPE; SEMI-ARID REGION;

HYDROLOGY;

HILLSLOPE; HYDROLOGICAL HAZARD; INFILTRATION; RETENTION; RUNOFF; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL EROSION; TERRACE;

AFRICA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

EID: 37249023713     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.52.6.1134     Document Type: Article

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