Geodynamic processes on sandy slope gullies in central Spain field observations, methods and measurements in a singular system

Geodinamica Acta

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 61-79

  Lucía, Ana ^a   Laronne, Jonathan B ^b,c   Martín Duque, José F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Spain)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Size distribution; Soil; Tunisia; Wind erosion

Indexed keywords

BEDLOAD; CATCHMENT; GEODYNAMICS; GULLY; LITHOLOGY; MASS MOVEMENT; PIEDMONT; RUNOFF; SANDY SOIL; SEDIMENT YIELD; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TOPOGRAPHY; WIND EROSION;

SIERRA DE GUADARRAMA; SISTEMA CENTRAL; SPAIN; TUNISIA;

EID: 84866914783     PISSN: 09853111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3166/ga.24.61-79     Document Type: Article

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