Quantifying soil erosion by water in the UK: A review of monitoring and modelling approaches

Progress in Physical Geography

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 340-365

  Brazier, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Modelling; Monitoring; Soil erosion; UK; Water erosion

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; HILLSLOPE; MODELING; MONITORING SYSTEM; SOIL EROSION; WATER EROSION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 4444379523     PISSN: 03091333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0309133304pp415ra     Document Type: Article

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