Reconstruction of Seasonal Net Erosion in a Mediterranean Landscape (Alento River Basin, Southern Italy) over the Past Five Decades
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Study Area
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Data Collection
3.2. Net Erosion Model
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. Model Calibration
4.2. Semi-Quantitative Validation
4.3. Annual Net Erosion Reconstruction
4.4. Net Erosion Monthly Variability and Timing
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Diodato, N.; Bellocchi, G. Reconstruction of Seasonal Net Erosion in a Mediterranean Landscape (Alento River Basin, Southern Italy) over the Past Five Decades. Water 2019, 11, 2306. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11112306
Diodato N, Bellocchi G. Reconstruction of Seasonal Net Erosion in a Mediterranean Landscape (Alento River Basin, Southern Italy) over the Past Five Decades. Water. 2019; 11(11):2306. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11112306
Chicago/Turabian StyleDiodato, Nazzareno, and Gianni Bellocchi. 2019. "Reconstruction of Seasonal Net Erosion in a Mediterranean Landscape (Alento River Basin, Southern Italy) over the Past Five Decades" Water 11, no. 11: 2306. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11112306