Soil erosion risk in Korean watersheds, assessed using the revised universal soil loss equation

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 399, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 263-273

  Park, Soyoung ^a   Oh, Cheyoung ^a   Jeon, Seongwoo ^b   Jung, Huicheul ^b   Choi, Chuluong ^a  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Environment Institute (KEI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Analytic hierarchy process; Environmental Conservation Value Assessment Map; Frequency ratio; Logistic regression; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

BARE LANDS; CROP PRODUCTIVITY; DAMAGE AREA; DIGITAL ELEVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION VALUE ASSESSMENT MAP; FREQUENCY RATIO; FREQUENCY RATIOS; LAND COVER MAPS; LAND SUITABILITY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION; LOGISTIC REGRESSIONS; PRESERVATION POLICIES; PRIMARY DATA; RAINFALL FREQUENCY; RAINFALL RUNOFF; REVISED UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATIONS; SOIL EROSION; SOIL EROSION RISK; SOIL LOSS; SOIL MAPS; SOUTH KOREA; THEMATIC MAPS; URBAN AREAS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN GROWTH; VALUE ASSESSMENT; WATER STORAGE CAPACITY;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EROSION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; LANDFORMS; MAPS; RAIN; RATING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOILS; URBAN PLANNING; WATER POLLUTION;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EROSION CONTROL; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GIS; GRASSLAND; LAND COVER; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; URBAN PLANNING; URBANIZATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATERSHED;

SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 79952002255     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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