Model based analysis of lateral and vertical soil carbon fluxes induced by soil redistribution processes in a small agricultural catchment

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 193-208

  Dlugoß, Verena ^a   Fiener, Peter ^b   Van Oost, Kristof ^c   Schneider, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Modeling; Soil carbon; Soil conservation; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENTS; ARABLE LAND; CONSERVATION AGRICULTURES; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE; COVER CROPS; EROSION RATES; LAND MANAGEMENTS; MODEL-BASED ANALYSIS; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SOIL CARBON; SOIL CARBON FLUXES; SOIL EROSION; SOIL LAYER; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL REDISTRIBUTION; STEADY STATE; TEST SITE;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; CARBON; CATCHMENTS; EROSION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; LAND USE; MODELS; ORGANIC CARBON; RUNOFF; SOILS;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; ARABLE LAND; CARBON FLUX; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; ESTIMATION METHOD; MINERALIZATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL CARBON; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION;

EID: 84856532798     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.2246     Document Type: Article

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