Experimental erosion theory and practice of soil conservation experiments /: theory and practice of soil conservation experiments. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Xiangzhou Xu, Tongxin Zhu, Hongwu Zhang, Lu Gao.
• Other Names: Xu, Xiangzhou; Zhu, Tongxin; Zhang, Hongwu; Gao, Lu
• Contents: 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.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (247 p.)
• Subjects: 631.4/5; Soil conservation -- Research; Soil erosion -- Research; Soil conservation -- Research; Soil erosion -- Research; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811538018; 9811538018
• Related ISBNs: 9789811538001; 981153800X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.
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