Medium-term evolution of a gully developed in a loess-derived soil

Auteurs :
NACHTERGAELE, J.
POESEN, J.
OOSTWOUD WIJDENES, D.
VANDEKERCKHOVE, L.

Description :
The medium-term evolution of a gully (Kinderveld gully) initiated in a cultivated area on loess-derived soils southwest of Leuven (Belgium) in May-June 1986, was studied over 15 years. Two intense rainfall events created this (ephemeral) gully, which was not erased by subsequent tillage. Between June 1986 and December 1999, 8 field surveys were conducted to measure gully dimensions. Discussion of the results. Although this gully is located in a cultivated area, it became permanent due to a combination of circumstances.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geomorphology (Amsterdam), issn : 0169-555X, 2002, vol. 46, n°. 3-4, p. 223-239, nombre de pages : 17, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 31 ref.

Date :
2002

Editeur :
Pays édition : Pays-Bas, Amsterdam, Elsevier