Effect of rainfall intensity, slope and antecedent moisture content on sediment concentration and sediment enrichment ratio

Catena

Volumn 90, Issue , 2012, Pages 47-52

  Defersha, Mengistu B ^a   Melesse, Assefa M ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alemaya watershed; Interrill erosion; Rainfall intensity; Sediment; Slope; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

CAMBISOL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEPOSITION; ENRICHMENT; INTERRILL EROSION; LABORATORY METHOD; MOISTURE CONTENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; REGOSOL; RUNOFF; SANDY CLAY LOAM; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT YIELD; SILT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SLOPE ANGLE; SOIL TYPE;

ALEMAYA BASIN; ETHIOPIA;

EID: 82355190344     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2011.11.002     Document Type: Article

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