Sediment yield in Africa

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 136, Issue , 2014, Pages 350-368

  Vanmaercke, Matthias ^a,b   Poesen, Jean ^a   Broeckx, Jente ^a   Nyssen, Jan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Climate; Data compilation; Land use; Reservoir sedimentation; Seismic activity; Topography

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE EFFECT; DATA PROCESSING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LAND USE; RESERVOIR; SEDIMENT YIELD; SEDIMENTATION; SEISMICITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; TOPOGRAPHY;

CENTRAL AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 84903792900     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2014.06.004     Document Type: Review

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