Estimating sediment yield from a forest road network by using a sediment prediction model and GIS techniques

Building and Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 687-695

  Akay, Abdullah E ^a   Erdas, Orhan ^a   Reis, Mahmut ^a   Yuksel, Alaaddin ^a  

^a KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Erosion factors; Forest road network; GIS; Sediment model

Indexed keywords

EROSION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); ROADS AND STREETS; TOPOGRAPHY; WATERSHEDS;

FOREST ROAD NETWORK; SEDIMENT PREDICTION MODEL;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

EROSION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); ROADS AND STREETS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TOPOGRAPHY; WATERSHEDS;

FOREST; GIS; MODELING; REVEGETATION; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; SEDIMENT YIELD;

EID: 37549015282     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2007.01.047     Document Type: Article

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