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Erosion and environment /
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 er...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford, England :
Pergamon Press,
1984.
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| Colección: | Environmental sciences and applications ;
volume 9. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Erosion and Environment; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgement; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 Effects of Erosion on the National Economy; 1.2 Geographical Distribution of Erosion on a World Scale; Chapter 2. Classification of Erosion; 2.1 Classification of Erosion by Erosion Agents; 2.2 Classification of Erosion by Form; 2.3 Classification of Erosion by Intensity; Chapter 3. Mechanism of Erosion Processes; 3.1 Climatic and Hydrological Agents; 3.2 Morphological Factors; 3.3 Geological and Soil Factor; 3.4 Vegetative Cover; 3.5 Technical Factor.
- 3.6 Socio-Economic FactorChapter 4. Theory of Water Erosion; 4.1 Sheet Surface Runoff; 4.2 Concentrated Surface Runoff; 4.3 Surface Runoff Modelling; 4.4 Transportation Processes; Chapter 5. Predicting Intensity of Water Erosion and Modelling Erosion Processes; 5.1 Erosion Intensity in Dependence on Surface Runoff Velocity and its Tangential Stress; 5 . 2 Empirical Models of Erosion Processes; 5.3 Conceptual Models of Erosion; 5.4 Predicting Erosion Intensity in the Catchment; Chapter 6. Theory of Wind Erosion; 6.1 Erosive Action of Wind; 6.2 Movement of Soil Particles by the Action of Wind.
- Chapter 7. Intensity of Wind Erosion and Predicting Wind Erosion7.1 Relation between Wind Erosion Intensity and Erosion Agents; 7.2 Determination and Prediction of Wind Erosion; Chapter 8. Erosion and Environmental Control; 8.1 Pollution Sources; 8.2 Transportation of Pollutants; 8.3 Consequences of Water Pollution by Erosion; 8.4 Water and Soil Pollution Control; Chapter 9. Erosion Control; 9.1 Theoretical Analysis of Permissible Slope Length; 9.2 Agricultural and Forestry Measures; 9.3 Technical Control of Sheet Runoff; 9.4 Technical Control of Concentrated Surface Runoff.
- 9.5 Chemical Erosion ControlChapter 10. Economics of Erosion Control; REFERENCES.