Erosion analysis of Şahin creek watershed (NW of Turkey) using GIS based on Rusle (3d) method

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-58

  Efe, Recep ^a   Ekinci, Deniz ^b   Cürebal, Isa ^a  

^a BALIKESIR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Erosion; Geographical information systems; Remote sensing; RUSLE (3d); Soil loss; ahin creek watershed

Indexed keywords

EROSION; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; REMOTE SENSING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOILS; WATERSHEDS;

CONTROLLING FACTORS; EROSION RISK; LOCAL DATA; MEAN VALUES; REVISED UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATIONS; RUSLE (3D); SOIL LOSS; TIME AVERAGES;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 41949117162     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2008.49.58     Document Type: Article

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