An improved correlation model for sediment delivery ratio assessment

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 223-231

  Diodato, Nazzareno ^a   Grauso, Sergio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

^b ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catchments; Italy; Prediction models; Sediment delivery

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION MODELS; DATA AVAILABILITY; DATA SETS; LAND COVER; MODEL APPROACH; PREDICTION MODEL; PREDICTION MODELS; SEDIMENT DELIVERY; SEDIMENT DELIVERY RATIO; SIMPLIFIED MODELS; SPATIAL VARIABILITY;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE VARIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION; DATA SET; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; LAND COVER; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ITALY;

EID: 77955226087     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-009-0020-x     Document Type: Article

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