Modeling the spatial distribution of water erosion within a Spanish olive orchard microcatchment using the SEDD model

Geomorphology

Volumn 133, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 47-56

  Taguas, E V ^a   Moral, C ^a   Ayuso, J L ^a   Perez R ^a   Gomez J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE AGRICULTURA SOSTENIBLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Microcatchment; Olive orchard; RUSLE; SEDD; Spontaneous grass cover

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; HILL FARMING; MOUNTAIN REGION; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORCHARD; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SOIL EROSION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER EROSION;

SPAIN;

EID: 79960951085     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.06.018     Document Type: Article

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