Soil thickness effect on hydrological and erosion characteristics under sloping lands: A hydropedological perspective

Geoderma

Volumn 167-168, Issue , 2011, Pages 41-53

  Fu, Zhiyong ^a   Li, Zhaoxia ^a   Cai, Chongfa ^a   Shi, Zhihua ^a   Xu, Qinxue ^b   Wang, Xiaoyan ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUILIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Hydropedology; Purple soil; Simulated rainfall; Soil erosion; Soil thickness; Subsurface flow

Indexed keywords

HYDROPEDOLOGY; SIMULATED RAINFALL; SOIL EROSION; SOIL THICKNESS; SUBSURFACE FLOW;

EROSION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; RAIN; SEEPAGE; SOLVENTS; WATERSHEDS;

SOILS;

HILLSLOPE; HOLISTIC APPROACH; INFILTRATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; PEDOLOGY; PERCOLATION; RAINFALL; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL EROSION; SOIL PROFILE; SUBSURFACE FLOW;

CHINA; THREE GORGES;

EID: 80055064446     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2011.08.013     Document Type: Article

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