A review of surface erosion and sediment delivery models for unsealed roads

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-14

  Fu, Baihua ^a   Newham, Lachlan T H ^a   Ramos Scharron C E ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Modelling; Road drainage; Road erosion; Sediment; Sediment delivery; Unsealed road

Indexed keywords

MODELLING; ROAD DRAINAGE; ROAD EROSION; SEDIMENT DELIVERY; UNSEALED ROAD;

DRAINAGE; LAND USE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STANDARDIZATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ROADS AND STREETS;

DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; EROSION RATE; HILLSLOPE; INTERCEPTION; LAND MANAGEMENT; ROAD; SEALING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STREAM;

EID: 69949111549     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2009.07.013     Document Type: Review

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