Spatial and temporal variations in soil erosion and deposition due to land-levelling in a semi-arid area of Basilicata (Southern Italy)

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 364-379

  Capolongo, D ^a   Pennetta, L ^a   Piccarreta, Marco ^a   Fallacara, G ^a   Boenzi, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Erosion modelling; Land use change; Soil erosion risk; Southern Italy; USPED

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LAND RECLAMATION; LAND USE; LANDSLIDES; LITHOLOGY; RISK ANALYSIS;

DIGITAL ELEVATION; LAND-LEVELLING;

EROSION;

EROSION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LAND RECLAMATION; LAND USE; LANDSLIDES; LITHOLOGY; RISK ANALYSIS;

BADLANDS; DEPOSITION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EROSION RATE; GIS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND RECLAMATION; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSLIDE; LEVELING; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL EROSION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

BASILICATA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 41549167026     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1560     Document Type: Article

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