Misapplications and Misconceptions of Erosion Models

Handbook of Erosion Modelling

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 117-134

  Govers, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Classic example of model misapplication inappropriate time scale, use of USLE at time scales; Development of Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE); Erosion model development, major paradigm shift from so called statistical or empirical models, to process based models in 1980s; Erosion models, misapplication and misconceptions strongly related; Erosion response of larger catchment not only controlled by amount of rill and inter rill erosion; Misapplications and misconceptions of erosion models; Misapplications of soil erosion models; Present day process based erosion models as WEPP and PESERA; Soil redistribution integrative measures and information about intensity of soil redistribution rates; Soils, part of ecosystems providing services to human society

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EID: 84859481929     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444328455.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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