Predicting soil loss on moderate slopes using an empirical model for sediment concentration

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 400, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 267-273

  Bagarello, V ^a   Stefano, C Di ^a   Ferro, V ^a   Kinnell, P I A ^b   Pampalone, V ^a   Porto, P ^c   Todisco, F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Empirical model; Plot soil loss; Sediment concentration

Indexed keywords

DATA SETS; EMPIRICAL MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HYDROLOGICAL VARIABLES; PER UNIT; PLOT SOIL LOSS; SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION; SLOPE LENGTH; SLOPE STEEPNESS; SOIL ERODIBILITY; SOIL LOSS; SOUTHERN ITALY; STORM EROSION;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EROSION; RAIN; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOILS; STORMS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ERODIBILITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NUMERICAL MODEL; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SEDIMENT; SLOPE; SOIL EROSION;

ITALY;

EID: 79952488438     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.01.029     Document Type: Article

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