Measuring rill erosion by laser scanning

Catena

Volumn 124, Issue , 2015, Pages 97-108

  Vinci, A ^a   Brigante, R ^a   Todisco, F ^a   Mannocchi, F ^a   Radicioni, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

DEM; Erosion measurements; High resolution topography; Rill; Soil erosion; TIN

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; PROFILER; RILL; SOIL EROSION; TOPOGRAPHY;

ITALY; UMBRIA;

EID: 84907835261     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2014.09.003     Document Type: Article

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