Spatial modelling of ephemeral gully incision: A combined empirical and physical approach

Soil Erosion and Sediment Redistribution in River Catchments: Measurement, Modelling and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 195-206

  Jetten, V ^a   Poesen, J ^b   Nachtergaele, J ^b   van de Vlag, D ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

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