Sediment dynamics and the role of flash floods in sediment export from medium-sized catchments: A case study from the semi-arid tropical highlands in northern Ethiopia
Vanmaercke, Matthias ; Université de Liège > Département de géographie > Géographie physique et du quaternaire
Zenebe, A.; Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, K.U. Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200 E, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium, Department of Land Resources Management and Environmental Protection, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia
Poesen, J.; Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, K.U. Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200 E, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
Nyssen, J.; Department of Geography, Ghent University, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Verstraeten, G.; Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, K.U. Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200 E, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
Deckers, J.; Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, K.U. Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200 E, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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Sediment dynamics and the role of flash floods in sediment export from medium-sized catchments: A case study from the semi-arid tropical highlands in northern Ethiopia
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