Handbook of Erosion Modelling Tapa dura - 2011 - 1st Edición
de R. P. Morgan (Editor); Mark Nearing (Editor)
Descripción de contraportada
The movement of sediment and associated pollutants over the landscape and into water bodies is of increasing concern with respect to pollution control, prevention of muddy floods and environmental protection. In addition, the loss of soil on site has implications for declining agricultural productivity, loss of biodiversity and decreased amenity and landscape value. The fate of sediment and the conservation of soil are important issues for land managers and decision-makers. In developing appropriate policies and solutions, managers and researchers are making greater use of erosion models to characterise the processes of erosion and their interaction with the landscape.
A study of erosion requires one to think in terms of microseconds to understand the mechanics of impact of a single raindrop on a soil surface, while landscapes form over periods of thousands of years. These processes operate on scales of millimetres for single raindrops to mega-metres for continents. Erosion modelling thus covers quite a lot of ground. This book introduces the conceptual and mathematical frameworks used to formulate models of soil erosion and uses case studies to show how models are applied to a variety of purposes at a range of spatial and temporal scales. The aim is to provide land managers and others with the tools required to select a model appropriate to the type and scale of erosion problem, to show what users can expect in terms of accuracy of model predictions and to provide an appreciation of both the advantages and limitations of models. Problems covered include those arising from agriculture, the construction industry, pollution and climatic change and range in scale from farms to small and large catchments. The book will also be useful to students and research scientists as an up-to-date review of the state-of-art of erosion modelling and, through a knowledge of how models are used in practice, in highlighting the gaps in knowledge that need to be filled in order to develop even better models.
Detalles
- Título Handbook of Erosion Modelling
- Autor R. P. Morgan (Editor); Mark Nearing (Editor)
- Encuadernación Tapa dura
- Número de edición 1st
- Edición 1
- Páginas 416
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Wiley-Blackwell
- Fecha de publicación 2011
- Ilustrado Sí
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9781405190107 / 1405190108
- Peso 2.42 libras (1.10 kg)
- Dimensiones 9.8 x 7.7 x 1 pulgadas (24.89 x 19.56 x 2.54 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Soil erosion - Simulation methods
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 2010026596
- Dewey Decimal Code 631.450
Reseñas en medios
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- Reference and Research Bk News, 04/01/2011, Page 1367
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