Analysis of Soil Erosion Induced by Heavy Rainfall: A Case Study from the NE Abruzzo Hills Area in Central Italy

Soil erosion induced by heavy rainfall deeply affects landscape changes and human activities. It depends on rainfall distribution (e.g., intensity, duration, cumulative per event) and is controlled by the interactions between lithology, orography, hydrography, land use, and vegetation. The Abruzzo p...

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Main Authors: Tommaso Piacentini, Alberto Galli, Vincenzo Marsala, Enrico Miccadei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/10/10/1314