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9781405190107

Handbook of Erosion Modelling

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  • ISBN13:

    9781405190107

  • ISBN10:

    1405190108

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2011-01-18
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Summary

The text will provide the erosion model user with the tools to evaluate different erosion models and select the most appropriate for a specific purpose compatible with the input data available. The first portion of the book describes how models are developed, and shows the advantages and limitations of each model. The second portion explains how the models are used in practice. Each chapter describes a specific problem, and the model criteria, selection and implementation needed. Problems covered range from agriculture, construction, pollution and climatic change.

Author Biography

Roy Morgan is Emeritus Professor at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, UK. His research interests cover soil erosion processes, the role of vegetation in soil erosion control and soil erosion modelling. He was involved in the development of EUROSEM (the European Soil Erosion Model). He is a Past-President and Honorary Member of the European Society for Soil Conservation and the author of Soil erosion and conservation (3rd edition, Blackwell 2005).

Dr Mark Nearing has authored more than 200 scientific papers on the subject of soil erosion over the past 25 years. He is Past President and serves on the Board of Directors of the International Soil Conservation Organization and has organized and presented keynote presentations at numerous international meetings.

Table of Contents

Model Development
Introduction
Background to importance of erosion modelling
Problems facing model users
Purpose of the Handbook
Model development
Stages in the development of a model from concept to structure and selection of operating functions
Model calibration and validation
Reasons for calibration
Data requirements
Validation methods and procedures
Dealing with uncertainty
Reasons for uncertainty in model output
Expected levels of accuracy
Methods for reducing uncertainty
Scaling issues
Field, hillslope and catchment scales; problems of upscaling; interconnectivity between slope and river systems
Misapplications and misconceptions of models
Problems arising from model misunderstanding and wrong applications
The Universal Soil Loss Equation as a case study
Theoretical issues of modelling physical systems in erosion models
Problems of expressing physical systems in mathematical terms over time and space
Model Applications
Universal Soil Loss Equation / Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation
Application to an agricultural situation and soil conservation design in the United States
Universal Soil Loss Equation
Application to construction sites
Wepp
Application to an agricultural problem in the United States
Wepp
Application to a problem in South America
Rhem
Application of the Rangeland Hydrology and Erosion Model to arid and semi-arid rangeland
Eurosem
Application to an agricultural or environment problem in England
Eurosem
Application to an agricultural catchment in Kenya
Guess
Application to a management problem in southeast Asia
Lisem
Application to a catchment in China
Morgan-Morgan-Finney Model
Application to use of buffers for pollution control on farm in England
Medrush Suite
Application to catchment in the Mediterranean environment
She
Application to catchment in either Europe or southeast Asia
Erosion modelling within agricultural environments
Application of a Russian erosion model to a problem in Russia
Rhineflow
Application to large catchments - River Rhine case study
Modelling erosion within changing climates
Case studies of the new generation of erosion models as applied to climatic change in North America and Europe
Erosion modelling within geospatial frameworks
Application of an erosion model to a problem requiring geospatial data and geospatial analysis
Web-based applications of erosion models
Development of interactive, web-based tools for erosion assessment, and linkages to on-line databases
Risk-based erosion assessment
Application to forest watershed management and planning
Risk-based erosion assessment
Application to potential erosion along pipeline rights-of-way in Georgia SSR
Long-term erosion and landscape models
Application to geomorphological research
Future Developments
Future of erosion modelling
Challenges for model development
Requirements for future models
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