Spatial variability in rainfall erosivity versus rainfall depth: Implications for sediment yield

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 500-504

  Hastings, Brian K ^a   Breshears, David D ^b,c   Smith, Freeman M ^d  

^a Balance Hydrologics Inc   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

^d Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; EROSIVITY; LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY; MICROWATERSHEDS; NEW MEXICO; PINUS EDULIS; RAIN GAUGES; RAINFALL DEPTHS; RAINFALL EROSIVITY; SEDIMENT YIELDS; SEMI-ARID WATERSHED; SEMIARID AREA; SPATIAL VARIABILITY;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; EROSION; GAGES; SEDIMENTOLOGY; THUNDERSTORMS;

RAIN;

EID: 67650292934     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2004.0036     Document Type: Article

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