Effects of landuse change on surface runoff and sediment yield at different watershed scales on the Loess Plateau

International Journal of Sediment Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 283-293

  Zhang, Xiaoming ^a   Cao, Wenhong ^a   Guo, Qingchao ^a   Wu, Sihong ^b  

^a CHINA INSTITUTE OF WATER RESOURCES AND HYDROPOWER RESEARCH   (China)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Land use change; Loess Plateau; Scale effect; Soil erosion; Surface runoff and sediment yield; Watershed

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955471269     PISSN: 10016279     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-6279(10)60045-5     Document Type: Article

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