Gullying and the age of badlands: an application of the erosional susceptibility model Es
Badland ; Domaine méditerranéen ; Erosion des sols ; Modèle ; Mouvement de masse ; Ravinement ; Ruissellement ; Versant ; Végétation
Badland ; Gully erosion ; Mass movement ; Mediterranean area ; Model ; Rill wash ; Slope ; Soil erosion ; Vegetation
In this paper Es is discussed for gullying and badland formation. Data from world literature have been collected and an Es-g table is presented from which interpolated values can be derived for prediction or postdiction. Applied to Mediterranean
badlands the latter operation yields a minimal age between 2,700 and 40,000 years which dates badlands in this belt back eventually to Upper Pleistocene times. Therefore, this application of the Es model is offered as a contribution to the still ongoing
discussion on the origin of badlands and their age.