Scaling Soil Erosion Models in Space and Time

Handbook of Erosion Modelling

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 98-116

  Brazier, R E ^a   Hutton, C J ^a   Parsons, A J ^b   Wainwright, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Characterization and prediction of erosion integrating individual movements, producing fluxes of sediment movement; Direct measurement of erosion rates using two broad techniques; Downscaling, interpolation of larger to smaller data extents spacings or supports in terms of measurement scale; Research frontier in scaling erosion models; Sampling strategies, and erosion variability scaling rates, accounting for characteristics of all these elements; Scaling soil erosion models in space and time; Statistical scaling in simple conditions; Travel distance approach to scaling erosion predictions; Use of a digital elevation model (DEM) in soil erosion model applications; Use of SDRs, demonstrating a fundamental point data are not independent of the (conceptual) models used in research designs

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053900404     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444328455.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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