College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering China Academy of Water-saving Agriculture on Arid Regions Northwest A&F University Yangling 712100 ChinaState Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Chinese Academy of Sciences Yangling 712100 China;
College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering China Academy of Water-saving Agriculture on Arid Regions Northwest A&F University Yangling 712100 ChinaState Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Chinese Academy of Sciences Yangling 712100 China;
College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering China Academy of Water-saving Agriculture on Arid Regions Northwest A&F University Yangling 712100 ChinaState Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Chinese Academy of Sciences Yangling 712100 China;
Biological and Irrigation Engineering Department Utah State University Logan UT 84116 USA;
alfalfa; soil erosion; runoff and sedimentation; soil water infiltration; overland flow; hydrodynamic characteristics;