The application of the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation, Version 2, to evaluate the impacts of alternative climate change scenarios on runoff and sediment yield

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 343-353

  Dabney, S M ^a   Yoder, D C ^b   Vieira, D A N ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deposition; Ephemeral gully erosion; Geographic information system; Light detection and ranging (LiDAR); Soil erosion; Vegetative barrier

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; CROP YIELD; GULLY; HILLSLOPE; MAIZE; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT YIELD; SOFTWARE; SOIL EROSION;

UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84866394086     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.67.5.343     Document Type: Review

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