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Research article
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12 May 2014
Research article |
| 12 May 2014
A conceptual model of check dam hydraulics for gully control: efficiency, optimal spacing and relation with step-pools
C. Castillo
University of Cordoba, Dept. of Rural Engineering, Campus Rabanales, Leonardo Da Vinci Building, 14071 Cordoba, Spain
Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, CSIC, Apartado 4084, 14080 Cordoba, Spain
R. Pérez
University of Cordoba, Dept. of Rural Engineering, Campus Rabanales, Leonardo Da Vinci Building, 14071 Cordoba, Spain
J. A. Gómez
Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, CSIC, Apartado 4084, 14080 Cordoba, Spain
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