Contribution of gully erosion to sediment production on cultivated lands and rangelands

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn 236, Issue , 1996, Pages 251-266

  Poesen, J W ^a   Vandaele, K ^b   Van Wesemael, B ^b  

^a FUND FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAND USE; MAPPING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; RAIN; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; SOILS;

CATCHMENT; CULTIVATED LAND; GULLY EROSION; RANGELAND; SEDIMENT PRODUCTION;

EROSION;

EID: 3743140579     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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