Modelling the effects of a bushfire on erosion in a Mediterranean basin

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1253-1270

  Di Piazza, Gian Vito ^a   Di Stafano, Costanza ^a   Ferro, Vito ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fire; Mediterranean basin; Modelling; Sediment yield; Soil erodibility; Soil hydrophobicity

Indexed keywords

EROSION; FIRES; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; TOPOGRAPHY;

BUSHFIRE; SEDIMENT YIELD; SOIL ERODIBILITY; SOIL HYDROPHOBICITY;

RIVERS;

ERODIBILITY; FIRE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MODELING; MORPHOLOGY; RAINFALL; SEDIMENT YIELD; SOIL EROSION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOPOGRAPHY; VEGETATION COVER;

ASINARO BASIN; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SICILY; SIRACUSA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 37349089154     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.52.6.1253     Document Type: Article

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