Fuzzy-based dynamic soil erosion model (FuDSEM): Modelling approach and preliminary evaluation

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 356, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 185-198

  Cohen, Sagy ^a   Svoray, Tal ^a   Laronne, Jonathan B ^a   Alexandrov, Yulia ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Catchment scale; Erosion; Fuzzy logic; Geomorphology; Modelling; Semiarid

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; FUZZY LOGIC; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CATCHMENT SCALE; EROSION PREDICTION;

EROSION;

ARID REGIONS; EROSION; FUZZY LOGIC; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CATCHMENT; HETEROGENEITY; MODELING; PREDICTION; RUNOFF; SOIL EROSION;

EID: 44749090571     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.04.010     Document Type: Article

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