Soil erosion at the mesoscale: Comparison of two erosion models for a pre-alpine Austrian basin

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 288, 2004, Pages 339-344

  Wolkerstorfer, G ^a   Strauss, P ^a  

^a Federal Agency for Water Management   (Austria)

Author keywords

Drainage basin; Mesoscale; MMF; Soil erosion model; SWAT

Indexed keywords

EUTROPHICATION; EVALUATION; PHOSPHORUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; SOILS;

MESOSCALE; MMF; SOIL EROSION MODEL; SWAT;

CATCHMENTS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRAINAGE BASIN; SEDIMENT YIELD; SOIL EROSION; WATER EROSION;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 4043084161     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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