Topographic thresholds in gully development on the hillslopes of communal areas in Ngqushwa Local Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Geomorphology

Volumn 110, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 188-194

  Kakembo, V ^a   Xanga, W W ^a   Rowntree, K ^b  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Abandoned lands; Gully erosion; Slope configuration; Stream power index; Topographic threshold

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; ARCVIEW; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GULLY EROSION; HILLSLOPE; LAND USE; SLOPE ANGLE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STREAM; TOPOGRAPHY;

AFRICA; EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 67651089708     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2009.04.006     Document Type: Article

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