Spatial distribution of surface rock fragment on hill-slopes in a small catchment in wind-water erosion crisscross region of the loess plateau

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 862-870

  Zhu, YuanJun ^a,b   Shao, MingAn ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Cover and size; Hillslope; Small catchment; Surface rock fragment; Wind water erosion crisscross region of the Loess Plateau

Indexed keywords

EROSION; LANDFORMS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

HILLSLOPES; ROCK FRAGMENT COVER; SURFACE ROCK FRAGMENT; WIND-WATER EROSION CRISSCROSS REGION;

ROCK MECHANICS;

CATCHMENT; HILLSLOPE; LITHIC FRAGMENT; ROCK MECHANICS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LOESS PLATEAU;

EID: 44149098286     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: 18622801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-008-0056-x     Document Type: Article

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