Coupling the modified SCS-CN and RUSLE models to simulate hydrological effects of restoring vegetation in the Loess Plateau of China

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2347-2364

  Gao, G Y ^a,b   Fu, B J ^a   Lu Y H ^a   Liu, Y ^a,c   Wang, S ^a   Zhou, J ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTECEDENT MOISTURE; CURVE NUMBERS; EF VALUE; EROSIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL EFFECTS; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LAND COVER; LOESS PLATEAU; MODEL EFFICIENCY; PREDICTION ACCURACY; RAINFALL EVENT; RAINFALL RUNOFF; RAINY SEASONS; REVISED UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATIONS; RUNOFF PRODUCTION; RUSLE MODEL; SLOPE GRADIENTS; SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE CURVE NUMBERS; SOIL LOSS; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION RESTORATION; YOUNG TREES;

ABSTRACTING; CATCHMENTS; FORECASTING; INFILTRATION; RAIN; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOILS; VEGETATION;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS; EROSIVITY; HABITAT RESTORATION; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LAND COVER; MOISTURE CONTENT; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PREDICTION; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RUNOFF; SOIL CONSERVATION; TUSSOCK GRASSLAND; UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATION; VEGETATION COVER;

CHINA; LOESS PLATEAU;

EID: 84864585491     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-2347-2012     Document Type: Article

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