Approximation of Rainfall Erosivity Factors in North Jordan

Pedosphere

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 711-717

  Eltaif, N I ^a   Gharaibeh, M A ^a   Al Zaitawi, F ^a   Alhamad, M N ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Erosion; Fournier index; Iso erodent map; Universal soil loss equation

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; EROSIVITY; RAINFALL; SEMIARID REGION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WEATHER STATION;

JORDAN;

EID: 77958594197     PISSN: 10020160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0160(10)60061-6     Document Type: Article

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