A susceptibility model for post wildfire soil erosion in a temperate oceanic mountain area of Spain

Soil erosion under climate change : rates, implications and feedbacks

Auteurs :
FERNÁNDEZ, S.
MARQUÍNEZ, J.
MENÉNDEZ DUARTE, R.
NEARING, M.

Description :
The aims of this paper are to identify what features contribute to post fire soil erodibility using field and laboratory analysis and to develop a qualitative scoring system that allows land managers to identify lands at risk of erosion in the wake of wildfire. This scoring system can be applied to large areas with varied lithology by using a Geographical Information System (GIS). In this study, the erosion susceptibility model has been applied to a large area on the North face of the Cantabrian Range.


Type de document :
Congrès

Source :
Soil erosion network meeting, Tucson, Etats-Unis, 2003-11-17, Catena (Giessen), issn : 0341-8162, 2005, vol. 61, n°. 2-3, p. 256-272, nombre de pages : 17, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 34 ref.

Date :
2005

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Cremlingen-Destedt, Catena