A climatic index for soil erosion potential (CSEP) including seasonal and vegetation factors

Experimental geomorphology and landscape ecosystem changes (proceedings memorial symposium Prof. Jan De Ploey)

Auteurs :
KIRKBY, M.J.
COX, N.J.
POESEN, J.

Description :
The concept of Cumulative Erosion Potential (CEP) proposed by De Ploey et al. in 1991 provides a simple climatic index of erosion potential based on annual rainfalls and their distribution. A modified CEP (CSEP) is presented here. This paper attempts to provide a more explicite physical basis for a climatic index at the regional to global scale, which may be compared with the patterns shown by the European Soil Erosion Map and by the CORINE scheme, dominated by a combination of climate and lithology.


Type de document :
Congrès

Source :
Memorial symposium, Leuven, Belgique, 1993-03-22, Catena (Giessen), issn : 0341-8162, 1995, vol. 25, n°. 1-4, p. 333-352, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 13 ref.

Date :
1995

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