Field investigation on rilling in the experimental Sparacia area, South Italy

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 263-279

  Bruno, Carmelo ^a   Di Stefano, Costanza ^a   Ferro, Vito ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Rill and interrill erosion rates; Rill characteristics; Rill erodibility; Soil erosion; WEPP model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORMS; RAIN; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

RILL ERODIBILITY; RILL MORPHOLOGY;

EROSION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EROSION; ESTIMATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORMS; RAIN; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ERODIBILITY; EROSION RATE; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; RAINFALL; RILL; SOIL EROSION; STORAGE TANK;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 39549115689     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1544     Document Type: Article

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