Soil erosion and sediment yield modeling using RS and GIS techniques: A case study, Iran

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 285-296

  Arekhi, Saleh ^a   Niazi, Yaghoub ^b   Kalteh, Aman Mohammad ^c  

^a ILAM UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b YAZD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUILAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Geographic information systems; Ilam dam watershed; Remote sensing; RUSLE; Sediment yield; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885481288     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-010-0220-4     Document Type: Article

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