Gully development on the Njemps Flats, Baringo, Kenya

Erosion, transport and deposition processes. Theories and models.

Auteurs :
OOSTWOUD WIJDENES, D. J.
BRYAN, R. B.
BORK, H. R.
DE PLOEY, J.
SCHICK, A. P.

Description :
This paper describes research untertaken at Baringo in northern Kenya, to gully processes and major controlling factors. Three gully systems were studied. At Lameluck shallow, highly active, dendritic gully systems. At Eldume, deep badland gully systems. At Marigat Airstrip, a shallow system of small gullies. The significance of these characteristics for soil conservation are briefly examined.


Type de document :
Congrès

Source :
Heinrich Rohdenburg memoriam symposium, Inconnu, 1989-08/1989-09, Catena. Supplement (Giessen), issn : 0722-0723, 1991, n°. 19, p. 71-90, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 27 réf.

Date :
1991

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Cremlingen, Catena-Verlag Rohdenburg