Predicting physical equations of soil detachment by simulated concentrated flow in Ultisols (subtropical China)

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 633-641

  Wang, Jun Guang ^a   Li, Zhao Xia ^a   Cai, Chong Fa ^a   Yang, Wei ^a   Ma, Ren Ming ^a   Zhang, Guo Biao ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aggregate stability; Concentrated flow; Root density; Soil detachment; Soil strength

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE STABILITY; CONCENTRATED FLOW; ROOT DENSITY; SOIL DETACHMENT; SOIL STRENGTH;

AGGREGATES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EROSION; FORECASTING; GEOLOGIC MODELS; RUNOFF; SHEAR STRESS; STABILITY; TROPICS;

SOILS;

AGGREGATE STABILITY; ERODIBILITY; MODELING; SOIL EROSION; SOIL STRENGTH; TOPSOIL; ULTISOL;

CHINA;

EID: 84862779579     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.3195     Document Type: Article

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