Watershed erosion risk assessment and management utilizing revised universal soil loss equation-geographic information systems in the Mediterranean environments

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 149-162

  Abu Hammad, Ahmad ^a  

^a BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Erosion risk; GIS; Mediterranean; Model efficiency; RUSLE; Soil loss tolerance

Indexed keywords

EROSION RISK; GIS; MEDITERRANEAN; MODEL EFFICIENCY; RUSLE; SOIL LOSS TOLERANCE;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EFFICIENCY; EROSION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LANDFORMS; RATING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOILS; WATERSHEDS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

RUNOFF;

DEVELOPING WORLD; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; GIS; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MODEL TEST; ORCHARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUNOFF; SOIL EROSION; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; BARLEY; CLINICAL TRIAL; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; OLIVE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVISED UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATION GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL EROSION; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WATERSHED; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT; WHEAT;

HORDEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 79955743797     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2009.00202.x     Document Type: Article

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