Effects of sheet flow rate and slope gradient on sediment load

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 203-210

  Sirjani, Elham ^a   Mahmoodabadi, Majid ^a  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Flume; Sediment concentration; Sediment load; Sheet flow

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; FLOW PATTERN; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEET EROSION; SHEET FLOW; SLOPE DYNAMICS; SOIL TEXTURE;

EID: 84891559347     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-012-0728-x     Document Type: Article

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