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Estimating the rainfall erosivity factor from monthly precipitation data in the Madrid Region (Spain)

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics
Volume 63 (2015): Issue 1 (March 2015)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/johh-2015-0003 | Journal eISSN: 1338-4333 (formerly 0042-790X) | Journal ISSN: 0042-790X
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Language: English
Page range: 55 - 62
Submitted on: Mar 5, 2014
Accepted on: Aug 21, 2014
Published on: Jan 28, 2015
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
Rainfall erosivity,
R-factor,
Universal Soil Loss Equation,
Modified Fournier index,
Soil erosion
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