Satellite-based estimation of rainfall erosivity for Africa

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 395, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 235-241

  Vrieling, Anton ^a   Sterk, Geert ^b   de Jong, Steven M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Erosivity; Precipitation; Remote sensing; Soil erosion; TMPA; TRMM

Indexed keywords

EROSIVITY; PRECIPITATION; SOIL EROSION; TMPA; TRMM;

EROSION; GAGES; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; RAIN; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; SOILS;

RAIN GAGES;

EROSIVITY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SOIL EROSION;

AFRICA;

EID: 78649513271     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.10.035     Document Type: Article

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