Modeling seasonal rainfall erosivity on a regional scale: A case study from Northeastern Iran

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 939-950

  Kavian, A ^a   Fathollah Nejad, Y ^a   Habibnejad, M ^a   Soleimani, K ^a  

^a SARI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Gorganrood drainage basin; Local polynomial algorithm; Soil erosion; Spatial variability

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; DRAINAGE BASIN; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; INTERPOLATION; RAINFALL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL EROSION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

IRAN;

EID: 80053374570     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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