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LEADER: 03251cam a22002894a 4500
001 2001046948
003 DLC
005 20100122082412.0
008 011016s2002 nyuab b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2001046948
020 $a0471383694 (cloth : alk. paper)
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050 00 $aS623$b.T68 2002
082 00 $a631.4/5$221
100 1 $aToy, Terrence J.
245 10 $aSoil erosion :$bprocesses, predicition, measurement, and control /$cTerrence J. Toy, George R. Foster, Kenneth G. Renard.
260 $aNew York :$bJohn Wiley & Sons,$cc2002.
300 $axii, 338 p. :$bill., maps ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [305]-324).
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: 1 Introduction 1 -- Physical and Economic Significance of Erosion 4 -- Social Significance of Erosion 12 -- Soil-Erosion Research 16 -- Terminology of Erosion 18 -- Development of Landscapes: A Context for Erosion 19 -- Summary 21 -- Suggested Readings 23 -- 2 Primary Factors Influencing Soil Erosion 25 -- Water Erosion 25 -- Wind Erosion 43 -- Integrated Site Perspective 51 -- Summary 52 -- Suggested Readings 52 -- 3 Types of Erosion 55 -- Water Erosion 55 -- Wind Erosion 68 -- Links between Wind and Water Erosion 71 -- Mechanical Movement of Soil 71 -- Summary 72 -- Suggested Readings 72 -- 4 Erosion Processes 75 -- Basic Principles Common to Water and Wind Erosion 75 -- Water Erosion 79 -- Wind Erosion 108 -- Summary 119 -- Suggested Readings 119 -- 5 Erosion-Prediction Technology 121 -- Fundamentals of Erosion-Prediction Technology 121 -- Elements of Erosion-Model Mathematics 122 -- Types of Mathematical Erosion Models 128 -- Other Types of Erosion Models 139 -- Steps in Developing an Erosion Model 142 -- Choosing a Model 151 -- Sensitivity Analysis 152 -- Summary 154 -- Suggested Readings 155 -- 6 Erosion Measurement 157 -- Reasons to Measure Erosion 157 -- Types of Erosion Measurement 159 -- Erosion-Measurement Practices 161 -- Selected Measurement Techniques 170 -- Evaluation of Erosion Measurement 191 -- Summary 198 -- Suggested Readings 198 -- 7 Erosion and Sediment Control 199 -- Principles of Erosion and Sediment Control 200 -- Examples of Water-Erosion-Control Practices 203 -- Control of Concentrated-Flow Erosion 220 -- Sediment Control 223 -- Wind-Erosion Control 227 -- Summary 230 -- Suggested Readings 231 -- 8 Land Conservation 233 -- Public Conservation Programs 235 -- Conservation Planning 237 -- Technical Tools for Conservation Planning 245 -- Local Soil Conservation Planning for On-Site Erosion and -- Sediment Control 249 -- Conservation Planning by Governmental Units 257 -- Lessons from the U.S. Conservation Movement 262 -- Suggested Readings 265 -- 9 Perspectives and the Future 267 -- Essential Lessons 268 -- Future for Soil Conservation 270 -- Conclusions 278.
650 0 $aSoil erosion.
700 1 $aFoster, George R.
700 1 $aRenard, Kenneth G.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/wiley044/2001046948.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/wiley036/2001046948.html
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/wiley021/2001046948.html