Sand-filled drainage ditches for erosion control: Effects on infiltration efficiency

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 213-220

  Widomski, M K ^a   Sobczuk, H ^a   Olszta, W ^a  

^a LUBLIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATED VALUES; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; DRAINAGE DITCHES; EROSION CONTROL; FOUR-POINT; GROUNDWATER FLUXES; IN-SITU; NUMERICAL MODELS; SLOPE EROSION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL WATER CONTENT; STEEP SLOPE;

CONTROL SURFACES; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; LANDFORMS; SEEPAGE; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL MOISTURE; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER CONTENT;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DRAINAGE; EROSION CONTROL; INFILTRATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL WATER; SUBSOIL;

POLAND;

EID: 73849106833     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2009.0003     Document Type: Article

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