The impact of slope length on the discharge of sediment by rain impact induced saltation and suspension

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1393-1407

  Kinnell, P I A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Rain impacted flow; Rainfall erosion; Slope length

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX PROCESSES; CRITICAL VELOCITIES; DROP SIZE; FLOW DEPTH; HIGH INTENSITY; MECHANISTIC MODELS; PER UNIT; RAIN IMPACT; RAINFALL DURATION; RAINFALL EROSION; RUNOFF RESPONSE; SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION; SEDIMENT DISCHARGE; SINGLE DROPS; SLOPE LENGTH; SMOOTH SURFACE; SOIL LOSS;

DROPS; EROSION; RAIN; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOILS;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW VELOCITY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINDROP; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; SALTATION; SLOPE DYNAMICS; SOIL EROSION;

EID: 69749112011     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1828     Document Type: Article

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