Effects of slope gradient on slope runoff and sediment yield under different single rainfall conditions

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1263-1268

  He, Ji Jun ^a,b   Cai, Qiang Guo ^c   Liu, Song Bo ^d  

^a CAPITAL NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^d Beijing Institute of Water   (China)

Author keywords

Critical slope gradient; Single rainfall; Soil erosion; Steady infiltration rate

Indexed keywords

RAIN; SILICON DIOXIDE;

INFILTRATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT YIELD; SLOPE ANGLE; SOIL EROSION;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CROP; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; SOIL; WATER FLOW;

CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ECOSYSTEM; RAIN; SILICON DIOXIDE; SOIL; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 84861789246     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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