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Title: LAND DEGRADATION PROBLEMS: ASSESSMENT OF SEDIMENT TRANSPORT

Author
item GABRIELS, D - GHENT UNIVERSITY
item SCHIETTECATTE, W - GHENT UNIVERSITY
item MANNAERTS, C - WATER RESOURCES DIV.
item BIESEMANS, J - GHENT UNIVERSITY
item ERPUL, G - ANKARA UNIVERSITY
item Norton, Lloyd

Submitted to: OECD Workshop - Practical and Innovative Measures for the Control of Agricu
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/1/2002
Publication Date: 6/1/2002
Citation: GABRIELS, D., SCHIETTECATTE, W., MANNAERTS, C., BIESEMANS, J., ERPUL, G., NORTON, L.D. LAND DEGRADATION PROBLEMS: ASSESSMENT OF SEDIMENT TRANSPORT. OECD WORKSHOP - PRACTICAL AND INNOVATIVE MEASURES FOR THE CONTROL OF AGRICU. 2002. Abstract. p. 305-315.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Combating land degradation as a result of water erosion requires the understanding of the physical processes involved. Development of erosion prediction technology in particular requires knowledge of the mechanics of erosion processes. Assessment of erosion rates is helpful before soil conservation works are planned. Erosion plot measurements and laboratory or field rainfall simulator tests are valuable tools to assess the influence of one or more factors on the rate of erosion. Erosion prediction models, either empirical or physically based, are used to evaluate the severity of erosion, taking into account the scale of operation. Modeling erosion over a watershed differs from predicting soil losses from short slopes or at the point of impact of rainfall on a soil sample. The impact of this research is to provide a basis for developing better erosion control methods.