Holý / Biswas Erosion and Environment

Environmental Sciences and Applications
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4831-5034-5
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 236 Seiten, Web PDF

Erosion and Environment focuses on the disturbance of the natural soil cover that exposes the soil surface to the action of erosion agents such as the destructive effects of water and wind. The topics discussed in this book include the effects of erosion on the national economy; classification of erosion; mechanism of erosion processes; theory of water erosion; and predicting intensity of water erosion and modeling erosion processes. The theory of wind erosion; intensity of wind erosion and predicting wind erosion; erosion and environmental control; and economics of erosion control are also elaborated in this text. This publication is beneficial to students and researchers conducting work on erosion and its processes.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Holý, MiloS

Holý, Milo?

Biswas, Asit K.

Biswas, Margaret R.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Erosion and Environment;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;Acknowledgement;10
6;Chapter 1. Introduction;12
6.1;1.1 Effects of Erosion on the National Economy;13
6.2;1.2 Geographical Distribution of Erosion on a World Scale;18
7;Chapter 2. Classification of Erosion;27
7.1;2.1 Classification of Erosion by Erosion Agents;27
7.2;2.2 Classification of Erosion by Form;32
7.3;2.3 Classification of Erosion by Intensity;41
8;Chapter 3. Mechanism of Erosion Processes;49
8.1;3.1 Climatic and Hydrological Agents;49
8.2;3.2 Morphological Factors;75
8.3;3.3 Geological and Soil Factor;83
8.4;3.4 Vegetative Cover;86
8.5;3.5 Technical Factor;90
8.6;3.6 Socio-Economic Factor;92
9;Chapter 4. Theory of Water Erosion;94
9.1;4.1 Sheet Surface Runoff;94
9.2;4.2 Concentrated Surface Runoff;96
9.3;4.3 Surface Runoff Modelling;101
9.4;4.4 Transportation Processes;106
10;Chapter 5. Predicting Intensity of Water Erosion and Modelling Erosion Processes;117
10.1;5.1 Erosion Intensity in Dependence on Surface Runoff Velocity and its Tangential Stress;117
10.2;5 . 2 Empirical Models of Erosion Processes;119
10.3;5.3 Conceptual Models of Erosion;127
10.4;5.4 Predicting Erosion Intensity in the Catchment;131
11;Chapter 6. Theory of Wind Erosion;137
11.1;6.1 Erosive Action of Wind;137
11.2;6.2 Movement of Soil Particles by the Action of Wind;138
12;Chapter 7. Intensity of Wind Erosion and Predicting Wind Erosion;145
12.1;7.1 Relation between Wind Erosion Intensity and Erosion Agents;145
12.2;7.2 Determination and Prediction of Wind Erosion;147
13;Chapter 8. Erosion and Environmental Control;156
13.1;8.1 Pollution Sources;156
13.2;8.2 Transportation of Pollutants;161
13.3;8.3 Consequences of Water Pollution by Erosion;163
13.4;8.4 Water and Soil Pollution Control;163
14;Chapter 9. Erosion Control;165
14.1;9.1 Theoretical Analysis of Permissible Slope Length;165
14.2;9.2 Agricultural and Forestry Measures;167
14.3;9.3 Technical Control of Sheet Runoff;185
14.4;9.4 Technical Control of Concentrated Surface Runoff;200
14.5;9.5 Chemical Erosion Control;227
15;Chapter 10. Economics of Erosion Control;235
15.1;REFERENCES;236