An upscaling method for cover-management factor and its application in the loess plateau of China

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 4752-4766

  Zhao, Wenwu ^a   Fu, Bojie ^b   Qiu, Yang ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

C factors; Cover management factor; Rainfall erosivity; Scale; Soil conservation; Soil erosion; Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE)

Indexed keywords

EROSIVITY; RAINFALL; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATION;

ARTICLE; CHINA; COVER MANAGEMENT FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; PRECIPITATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ANSAI; CHINA; LOESS PLATEAU; SHAANXI;

CHINA; CLIMATE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; RAIN; SOIL;

EID: 84885439355     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10104752     Document Type: Article

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