Spatial distribution of surface properties, runoff generation and landscape development in the Zin Valley Badlands, northern Negev, Israel

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1417-1430

  Kuhn, Nikolaus J ^a   Yair, Aaron ^b   Grubin, Milica Kasanin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Badlands; Landscape development; Partial area contribution; Rainfall characteristics; Soil properties

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FEEDBACK; INFILTRATION; LANDFORMS; MAPPING; RAIN; SLOPE PROTECTION; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

RAINFALL CONDITIONS; RAINSTORMS; SOIL MAPPING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

SOIL MECHANICS;

LANDSCAPE CHANGE; RUNOFF; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE WATER;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; NEGEV; SOUTHERN DISTRICT; WORLD; ZIN VALLEY;

EID: 7244257602     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1115     Document Type: Article

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