Experimental Erosion: Theory and Practice of Soil Conservation Experiments

By Tongxin Zhu, Hongwu Zhang, Xiangzhou Xu, et al.

Book Overview

Foreword.- Preface.- Author resumes.- Contents.- Introduction.- THEORIES AND METHODS FOR SOIL CONSERVATION EXPERIMENTS.- Similarity of model experiments.- A conventional experimental technique: rainfall simulation.- An innovative measurement instrument: topography meter.- How to conduct an experiment in the field: a portable laboratory.- SOIL CONSERVATION EXPERIMENTS: CASE STUDIES ON THE LOESS PLATEAU, CHINA.- A close look of the gravity erosion on the Loess Plateau of China.- Effects of conservation practices on soil, water, and nutrients.- Sediment-storage effects of check-dam system in the small watershed.- Gravity erosions on the loess gully bank: avalanche, landslide, or mudslide.- A sensitivity analysis on the gravity erosion on the steep loess slope.- Detecting fingerprints of gravity erosion drivers: a laboratory experiment.- Effects of gravity erosion on particle size distribution of suspended sediment.- Tunnel flow and erosion processes in an experimental catchment.- Additional material.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811538034
• ISBN13: 9789811538032
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"