Wind erosion is a significant problem on 20 million ha of Iran, especially in central plains and coastal areas. Winderosion samplers, meteorological equipments and measurement procedure have been developed over the last twocenturies to measure the particles moving across the field in modes of creep, saltation and suspension. In recentresearch as the first technical measurement in Iran, wind ero...

This study analyzes the impact of climate change on the eco-environment of the Three-Rivers Headwater Region (TRHR), Tibetan Plateau, China. Temperature and precipitation experienced sharp increases in this region during the past 57 years. A dramatic increase in winter temperatures contributed to a rise in average annual temperatures. Moreover, annual runoff in the Lancang (LRB) and Yangtze (YA...

a r t i c l e i n f o Land degradation in drylands is one of the major environmental issues of the 21st century particularly due to its impact on world food security and environmental quality. Climate change, shifts in vegetation composition, accelerated soil erosion processes, and disturbances have rendered these landscapes susceptible to rapid degradation that has important feedbacks on regio...

Land degradation induced by soil erosion is widespread in semiarid regions globally and common the agro–pastoral ecotone of northern China. Most researchers identify wind water as independent processes, there a lack research regarding relative contributions interactions between them what referred to here compound (CSE). CSE may occur situations where more effectively erodes surface already subj...

This study used quantifying factors affecting desertification based on the Iranian model of desertification potentialassessment (IMDPA) to assess the current status of desertification in Bordekhun region, Iran. Bordekhun region has anarea of 214.11 km2 and is located near the city of Daiyer in Boushehr province. First, a working unit map of the regionwas selected as the basic map for evaluation...

Three phenomena are involved in sand movement: erosion, wind transport, and sedimentation. This paper presents a comprehensive easy-to-use multiphase model that include all three aspects with a particular attention to situations in which erosion due to wind shear and sedimentation due to gravity are not in equilibrium. The interest is related to the fact that these are the situations leading to...

soil erosion results from an interaction of several parameters, which vary in space and time. awareness ofenvironmental changes and their impact on the intensity and spatial pattern of water erosion can effectively help inrecognition of erosional reactions versus the affecting factors. the aim of this paper is to describe the development ofa methodology based on present knowledge and available ...

One of the reasons reduction agricultural land is degradation soil processes. The main negative processes occurring in soils and leading to their are erosion (water wind), humus content soil. A significant spread developing due action natural anthropogenic factors leads a critical decrease fertility. By washing away upper fertile layer formation large gullies improper tillage, formed. In order ...

Soil erosion results from an interaction of several parameters, which vary in space and time. Awareness ofenvironmental changes and their impact on the intensity and spatial pattern of water erosion can effectively help inrecognition of erosional reactions versus the affecting factors. The aim of this paper is to describe the development ofa methodology based on present knowledge and available ...