Sediment concentration and hydraulic characteristics of rain-induced overland flows in arid land soils

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 710-721

  Arjmand Sajjadi, Sara ^a   Mahmoodabadi, Majid ^a  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Arid land soils; Detachment tray; Flow velocity; Rain induced erosion; Slope

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ARID REGION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLOW VELOCITY; HYDRAULICS; INFILTRATION; OVERLAND FLOW; PARTICLE SIZE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SHEAR STRESS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL EROSION;

EID: 84922438425     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: 16147480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-015-1072-z     Document Type: Article

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