Multi-Decadal Assessment of Soil Loss in a Mediterranean Region Characterized by Contrasting Local Climates - Samela, Caterina; Imbrenda, Vito; Coluzzi, Rosa; Pace, Letizia; Simoniello, Tiziana; Lanfredi, Maria (Land (Basel), 2022)
Keywords: agricultural areas; Agricultural land; Agricultural production; Annual rainfall; Arable land; Aridity; Basilicata; Biodiversity; Climate; Climate change; Climate variability; cold; Complexity; data collection; Diachronic analysis; Environmental aspects; Erosion rates; Estimates; Fragility; GDP; geographical distribution; Gross Domestic Product; Ground stations; Heterogeneity; Italy; Land cover; land management; Land use; Landsat; Landsat satellites; Landscape; Mediterranean region; Mountain regions; Mountains; Natural resources; Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; Precipitation; rain; Rainfall; Rainfall distribution; Remote sensing; Resource exploitation; RUSLE; Soil analysis; Soil degradation; Soil dynamics; Soil erosion; Universal Soil Loss Equation; Variability; Vegetation; Vegetation cover; water erosion; Watersheds; Mediterranean region; Italy; Europe; Mediterranean Area