Estimating interrill soil erosion from aggregate stability of Ultisols in subtropical China

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 100, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 34-41

  Yan, Feng Ling ^a   Shi, Zhi Hua ^a   Li, Zhao Xia ^a   Cai, Chong Fa ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aggregate stability; Interrill erosion; Rainfall intensity; Slope steepness; Subtropical China

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; EROSION; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS;

AGGREGATE STABILITY; AGGREGATE STABILITY INDEX; INTERRILL EROSION; INTERRILL EROSION RATE; MICRO-AGGREGATES; RAINDROP IMPACT; RAINFALL INTENSITY; SLOPE STEEPNESS; SOIL EROSION; SUBTROPICAL CHINA; ULTISOLS;

AGGREGATES;

AGGREGATE STABILITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; INFILTRATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RUNOFF; SLOPE; SOIL CRUST; SOIL EROSION; SUBTROPICAL REGION; ULTISOL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 49849101859     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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