Sediment yield modelling at micro-basin and basin scales in semi-arid regions of Brazil

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 325, 2008, Pages 157-166

  De Figueiredo, E E ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Distributed model; Flow dynamics; Runoff erosion; Scale effects; Semi arid

Indexed keywords

BASIN AREAS; BASIN SCALE; CONTINUOUS MODELS; DISTRIBUTED MODEL; EPHEMERAL RIVERS; EVENT MODELS; EVENT-ORIENTED; EXPERIMENTAL BASINS; FIELD DATUM; FLOW DYNAMICS; MICRO-BASINS; NORTHEAST BRAZILS; RIVER SYSTEMS; SCALE EFFECTS; SEDIMENT YIELDS; SEMI-ARID; SEMI-ARID AREAS; SEMI-ARID ENVIRONMENTS; SEMI-ARID REGIONS; SOIL EROSIONS; SUB BASINS; VALIDATION TESTS;

ARID REGIONS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DYNAMICS; EROSION; RUNOFF; RUTHERFORD BACKSCATTERING SPECTROSCOPY; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

BASIN; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; FLOW MODELING; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT YIELD; SEMIARID REGION; VEGETATION COVER;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

HORTONIA;

EID: 62749207146     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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