Linking landscape morphological complexity and sediment connectivity

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1457-1471

  Baartman, Jantiene E M ^a   Masselink, Rens ^a   Keesstra, Saskia D ^a   Temme, Arnaud J A M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

DEM; Landscape complexity; Landscape evolution modelling; Sediment connectivity

Indexed keywords

DEM; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT; EROSION AND DEPOSITION; LANDSCAPE COMPLEXITY; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTIONS; MORPHOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY; SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES;

EROSION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; RAIN; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS; WATER CONSERVATION;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENT; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; COMPLEXITY; DEPOSITION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EROSION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HILLSLOPE; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; RAINFALL;

EID: 84890189461     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.3434     Document Type: Article

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