Estimation of soil erosion using RUSLE in Caijiamiao watershed, China

Natural Hazards

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 2187-2205

  Pan, Jinghu ^a   Wen, Yan ^a  

^a NORTHWEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Caijiamiao watershed; GIS; Remote sensing; RUSLE; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; GIS; LAND MANAGEMENT; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; REMOTE SENSING; REVISED UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATION; SEDIMENT YIELD; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

CAIJIAMIAO BASIN; CHINA; GANSU; LOESS PLATEAU;

EID: 84896704228     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-013-1006-2     Document Type: Article

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