Modern sediment yield compared to geologic rates of sediment production in a semi-arid basin, New Mexico: Assessing the human impact

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1359-1372

  Gellis, Allen C ^a   Pavich, Milan J ^a   Bierman, Paul R ^b   Clapp, Eric M ^b   Ellevein, Amy ^c   Aby, Scott ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c University of Vermont ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Arroya; Cosmogenic radionuclides; Erosion; Grazing; Sediment

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DAMS; DEGRADATION; EROSION; SLOPE PROTECTION; SOIL MECHANICS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WEATHER MODIFICATION;

GEOLOGICAL RATES; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; SEDIMENT PRODUCTION; SOILEROSION;

SEDIMENTS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EROSION RATE; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; SEDIMENT YIELD; SEMIARID REGION;

ARROYO CHAVEZ; NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 7244239312     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1098     Document Type: Article

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