Hillslope drainage development with time: A physical experiment

Geomorphology

Volumn 62, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 169-180

  Raff, David A ^a   Ramírez, Jorge A ^b   Smith, James L ^c  

^a U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION   (United States)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Erosion; Fractals; Geomorphology; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HILLSLOPE; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTATION; SOIL EROSION;

EID: 4544260928     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2004.02.011     Document Type: Article

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