Probability distribution function approach in stochastic modelling of soil erosion

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 288, 2004, Pages 345-353

  Sidorchuk, Aleksey ^a   Smith, Alistair ^b   Nikora, Vladimir ^b  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Large eddy simulation; Probabilistic soil failure; Probability of detachment; Soil erosion; Stochastic modelling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDDY CURRENTS; EROSION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RANDOM PROCESSES; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; PROBABILISTIC SOIL FAILURE; PROBABILITY OF DETACHMENT; SOIL EROSION; STOCHASTIC MODELING;

SOILS;

HYDRODYNAMICS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MODELING; SOIL EROSION; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 4043096934     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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