Analysis of suspended sediment yields after low impact forest harvesting

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 21, Issue 26, 2007, Pages 3565-3575

  Hotta, Norifumi ^a   Kayama, Toshiya ^b   Suzuki, Masakazu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Co   (Japan)

Author keywords

Forestry; Harvesting; Sediment rating curve; Suspended sediment

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); HARVESTING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WATERSHEDS;

FOREST CATCHMENTS; SEDIMENT RATING CURVE; SOIL SURFACE DISTURBANCE;

LOGGING (FORESTRY);

CATCHMENTS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); HARVESTING; LOGGING (FORESTRY); SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WATERSHEDS;

DISCHARGE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST; HARVESTING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; RAINFALL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT YIELD; SOIL WATER; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

FORESTRY; HARVESTING; LOGGING; SEDIMENTS; WATER SHEDS;

EID: 37549023461     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6583     Document Type: Article

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