Effect of vegetation cover on soil erosion in a mountainous watershed

We applied the Revised Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) to assess levels of soil loss in a Geographic Information System (GIS). In this study, we used the k-NN technique to estimate vegetation cover by integrating Landsat ETM+ scenes and field data with optimal parameters. We evaluated the root mean squar...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Catena (Giessen) 2008-11, Vol.75 (3), p.319-325
Hauptverfasser:	Zhou, P., Luukkanen, O., Tokola, T., Nieminen, J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Applied geomorphology Bgi / Prodig Geomorphology k-NN Physical geography Restoration RUSLE Soil erosion Upper Min River watershed Vegetation cover
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