Scale effects on runoff and erosion losses from arable land under conservation and conventional tillage: The role of residue cover

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 390, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 143-154

  Leys, Annemie ^a   Govers, Gerard ^a   Gillijns, Katleen ^a   Berckmoes, Els ^a   Takken, Ingrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Conservation tillage; Runoff and erosion; Scale effects; Water transmission losses

Indexed keywords

ARABLE LAND; CATCHMENT SCALE; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE; EROSION LOSS; EROSION MODELS; HILLSLOPES; INFLOW RATE; INTERACTION EFFECT; LITERATURE SURVEY; LOAM SOILS; RESIDUE COVER; SCALE EFFECTS; SCALE-DEPENDENCY; SIMPLE MODEL; SLOPE LENGTH; SOIL LOSS; TRANSMISSION LOSS; WATER TRANSMISSION;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; CATCHMENTS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; LAND USE; RUNOFF; SOILS; WAVE TRANSMISSION;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; ARABLE LAND; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; HILLSLOPE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; RESIDUAL SOIL; RUNOFF; SILTY LOAM; SOIL COVER; SOIL EROSION;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77955571275     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.06.034     Document Type: Article

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