Soil Erosion - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
www.sciencedirect.com › soil-erosionSoil erosion by water is the wearing away of the earth’s surface by the force of water and gravity, and consists of soil particle dislodgement, entrainment, transport, and deposition. This sequence of events occurs over a wide range of temporal and spatial scales, from raindrop splash moving particles millimeters in milliseconds to suspended ...
Soil erosion - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_erosionSoil erosion is the displacement of the upper layer of soil; it is a form of soil degradation. This natural process is caused by the dynamic activity of erosive agents, that is, water, ice (glaciers), snow, air (wind), plants, animals, and humans. In accordance with these agents, erosion is sometimes divided into water erosion, glacial erosion, snow erosion, wind (aeolean) erosion, zoogenic erosion and an…
SOIL EROSION - USDA
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcs142p2_01…SOIL EROSION M - Reduced productive potential • Climate: The major - 85% soil erosion < 30 vegetation remains 70% vegetation remains Part topsoil removed, rills 30-70% veget. remains Most topsoil removed, gullies SOIL EROSION SOIL EROSION 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 120 160 Desert Forested lands Soil under 20 40 60 80 100 140