A method for spatially explicit representation of sub-watershed sediment yield, southern California, USA

Environmental Management

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 968-984

  Booth, Derek B ^a,b   Leverich, Glen ^b   Downs, Peter W ^b,c   Dusterhoff, Scott ^b,d   Araya, Sebastian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Stillwater Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Geomorphic landscape units; GIS; Sediment yield; Urban development; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE; EROSION; FIRES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; URBAN GROWTH; WATERSHEDS;

CALIFORNIA; LANDSCAPE UNITS; SEDIMENT YIELDS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; WILDFIRE;

SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

DATA SET; GIS; HILLSLOPE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LAND COVER; LANDSCAPE; SEDIMENT YIELD; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; WATERSHED; WILDFIRE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EROSION; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOLOGY; GEOMORPHIC LANDSCAPE UNIT; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; PREDICTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT; TOPOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES; WATERSHED;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GEOLOGICAL PROCESSES; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 84898026684     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-014-0251-9     Document Type: Article

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