Impacts of precipitation variation and soil and water conservation measures on runoff and sediment yield in the Loess Plateau Gully Region, China

Journal of Mountain Science

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 2028-2041

  Xia, Lu ^a   Song, Xiao yu ^a   Fu, Na ^a   Meng, Chun fang ^a,b   Li, Huai you ^c   Li, Yao lin ^c  

^a XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Xinxiang Hydrology and Water Resources Survey Bureau   (China)

^c YELLOW RIVER INSTITUTE OF HYDRAULIC RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Evolution characteristics; Land use change; Quantitative impact; Rainfall; Runoff and sediment yield; Trend analysis

Indexed keywords

EROSION CONTROL; GULLY EROSION; LAND USE CHANGE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT YIELD; SOIL AND WATER ASSESSMENT TOOL; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; TREND ANALYSIS;

CHINA; LOESS PLATEAU;

EID: 85030768393     PISSN: 16726316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-016-4173-2     Document Type: Article

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