Estimating potential wind erosion of agricultural lands in northern China using the Revised Wind Erosion Equation and geographic information systems

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 13-21

  Guo, Z ^a,b   Zobeck, T M ^c   Zhang, K ^a   Li, F ^d  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HEBEI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d State Forestry Administration   (China)

Author keywords

Crop management; Geographic information system; Revised Wind Erosion Equation; Wind erosion

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ECOTONE; EQUATION; GIS; IRRIGATION; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; PASTURE; SOWING DATE; TILLAGE; WIND EROSION;

CHINA; HORQIN DESERT; HUNSHANDAK SANDLAND; NEI MONGGOL; ORDOS;

EID: 84872357218     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.68.1.13     Document Type: Article

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