[1] Although soil erosion has often been considered a net source of atmospheric carbon (C), several recent studies suggest that erosion serves as a net C sink. We have developed a spreadsheet‐based model of soil organic C dynamics within an eroding profile (Soil Organic Carbon, Erosion, Replacement, and Oxidation (SOrCERO)) that calculates effects of soil organic carbon (SOC) erosion and altere...

Most runoff and soil erosion models take into account rainfall intensity, since higher storm intensities lead to greater runoff and losses of soil due to erosion. Accurate prediction of soil erosion requires rainfall intensity data with a high temporal resolution. This places a restriction on the simulation of soil erosion, since high temporal resolution data are usually not available. One way ...

Furrow irrigation proceeds under several soil-water-furrow hydraulics interaction dynamics. The soil erosion consequences from such interactions in furrow irrigation in Samaru had remained uncertain. A furrow irrigation-induced erosion (FIIE) model was used to simulate the potential severity of soil erosion in irrigated furrows due to interactive effects of infiltration rates, land slope, and s...

Soil erosion is the most widespread form of soil degradation. Land area globally affected by erosion is 1094 million ha (Mha) by water erosion, of which 751 Mha is severely affected, and 549 Mha by wind erosion, of which 296 Mha is severely affected. Whereas the effects of erosion on productivity and non-point source pollution are widely recognized, those on the C dynamics and attendant emissio...

globally, soil erosion is one of the most important environmental problems which is threaten soil and water resources. soil properties are main parameters to affect runoff and soil erosion processes. so, this study was conducted to investigate the effects of some soil properties on runoff and soil erosion in the forest lands located in vicinity of sari city. rainfall simulator was set in 15 ran...

Biological soil crusts (BSCs, or biocrusts) have important positive ecological functions such as erosion control and soil fertility improvement, and they may also have negative effects on soil moisture in some cases. Simultaneous discussions of the two-sided impacts of BSCs are key to the rational use of this resource. This study focused on the contribution of BSCs while combining with specific...

[1] Soil erosion models are usually limited in their application to the field scale; however, the management of land resources requires information at the regional scale. Large‐scale physically based land surface schemes (LSS) provide estimates of regional scale hydrologic processes that contribute to erosion. If scaling issues are adequately addressed, coupling an LSS to a physically based ero...

This study explores approaches for wind erosion risk assessment utilising available time-series Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and climate products. We present a simple index and a ruleset based approach to identify wind erosion risk areas across Australian using time-series of ground cover, soil moisture and wind speed. These approaches and data sets were implemented in ...

Quantifying crop residue cover on the soil surface is important for improving estimates of surface energy balance, net primary productivity, nutrient cycling, and carbon sequestration. Quantifying crop residue cover is also an important factor in controlling soil erosion and evaluating the effectiveness of conservation tillage practices. By reducing the movement of eroded soil into streams and ...