Analysis of soil loss data from plots of differing length for the Sparacia experimental area, Sicily, Italy

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 411-422

  Bagarello, V ^a   Ferro, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EROSION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

ANALYSIS OF SOILS; DECREASING EFFECT; INCREASING EFFECT; INTER-RILL EROSIONS; OPTIMUM NUMBER; SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION; UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATION; WATER EROSION;

SOILS;

EID: 76749124322     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2009.12.015     Document Type: Article

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