Experimental investigation of morphological characteristics of rill evolution on loess slope

Catena

Volumn 137, Issue , 2016, Pages 536-544

  Zhang, Pan ^a,b   Tang, Hongwu ^a   Yao, Wenyi ^b   Zhang, Nan ^b   Xizhi, L V ^b  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YANGTZE RIVER SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Characterization parameter; Quantitative method; Rill morphology; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LOESS; SLOPE; SOIL EROSION; SPATIAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOCHASTICITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 84946560886     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2015.10.025     Document Type: Article

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