Modelling runoff and erosion for a semi-arid catchment using a multi-scale approach based on hydrological connectivity

Geomorphology

Volumn 109, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 174-183

  Lesschen, J P ^a   Schoorl, J M ^b   Cammeraat, L H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agricultural terrace; Hydrological connectivity; Scale dependency; Sediment dynamics; Southeast Spain; Vegetation pattern

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; EROSION; HILLSLOPE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTATION; SEMIARID REGION;

CARCAVO BASIN; EURASIA; EUROPE; MURCIA [SPAIN]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 67349195450     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2009.02.030     Document Type: Article

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