A study of spatial variability of soil loss with high resolution DEMs: A case study of a sloping olive grove in southern Spain

Geoderma

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-12

  Ramos, M I ^a   Feito, F R ^a   Gil, A J ^a   Cubillas, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cell size; DEM; GIS; GPS; Olive grove; Soil loss

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; EROSION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MACHINERY; SATELLITE NAVIGATION AIDS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; SURVEYING; TRACKING RADAR;

CELL SIZE; DEM; GIS; GPS; OLIVE GROVE; SOIL LOSS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE; DEPOSITION; DICOTYLEDON; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GIS; GPS; LAND DEGRADATION; PLOWING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL EROSION; TOPSOIL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 54849432916     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2008.08.015     Document Type: Article

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