Landscape erosion and evolution modeling / edited by Russell S. Harmon and William W. Doe III.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harmon, R. S. (Russell S.)

Doe, William W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soil erosion--Mathematical models.

Soil erosion.

Soil erosion--United States--Mathematical models.

Mathematical models.

United States.

Physical Description:

xxi, 540 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm + l computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, [2001]

System Details:

System requirements: PC and Microsoft Office.

text file

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction to Soil Erosion and Landscape Evolution Modeling

1. Soil Erosion Management and Model Development 1

2. Soil Erosion Processes 3

3. Models and Modeling Approaches 7

4. Linking Reality and Modeling 12

Chapter 2. Erosion Problems on U.S. Army Training Lands

2. Regulatory Controls 19

3. Plant Material Development and Use on Military Lands 21

4. Physical Erosion and Sediment Controls 23

5. Applying Science in Erosion and Sediment Control 27

Chapter 3. Effects of Freeze-Thaw Cycling on Soil Erosion

2. Effects of Soil Freeze-Thaw Cycling 33

4. Future Research Needs 51

Chapter 4. Determination of Slope Displacement Mechanisms and Causes

2. Bluff Geometry and Stratigraphy 59

3. Ground Water Conditions 62

4. Soil Characteristics 62

5. Slope Displacement Monitoring Methods 67

6. Displacement Models 71

7. Causes of Displacement 75

8. Processes of Bluff Failure 81

9. Limit Equilibrium Analyses 82

Chapter 5. Using Cosmogenic Nuclide Measurements in Sediments to Understand Background Rates of Erosion and Sediment Transport

2. Methods 92

3. Cosmogenic Nuclide Systematics and Interpretative Models 93

5. Implications Of Sediment Cosmogenic Nuclide Measurements 111

Chapter 6. Erosion Modeling

2. Empirical Models 119

3. Process-Based Models 122

4. Model Testing 127

5. Model Validation 130

6. Model Application 136

Chapter 7. The Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) Model

2. WEPP Model Development History 146

3. WEPP Hillslope Model Component 151

4. WEPP Model Watershed Component 166

5. Model Validation Study Results 182

6. Data and Model Uncertainty: Impacts on Model Evaluation and Application 187

7. WEPP Model Status and Current Activities 191

Chapter 8. A Simulation Model for Erosion and Sediment Yield at the Hillslope Scale

2. Review of Erosion and Sediment Yield Modeling at the Hillslope Scale 202

3. Development of the Hillslope Erosion Model 209

4. Calibration and Validation of the Hillslope Erosion Model 212

5. Applications of the Hillslope Erosion Model at the Fort Carson Military Reservation and the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site 223

Chapter 9. Waterbots

2. The Waterbot Model 243

3. Hillslope Diffusion 245

4. Bedrock Erosion 246

5. Weathering 248

6. Other Landscape Transport Processes 248

7. Nonlinear Effects 249

8. Contributing Area and Hydrographs 252

9. Example - Setting up the DEM and Raining on the Black Mountains 254

10. Dimensionless Numbers in the Black Mountains 261

11. The Case of Gower Gulch: A Change in Flow Regime 265

Chapter 10. Two-Dimensional Watershed-Scale Erosion Modeling with CASC2D

2. Hydrologic/Erosion Model CASC2D 280

3. USDA-ARS Goodwin Creek Experimental Watershed 290

4. Calibration of CASC2D Erosion Parameters on Goodwin Creek 295

5. Erosion Model Performance 301

Chapter 11. Multiscale Soil Erosion Simulations for Land Use Management

2. Methods 322

3. Simplified Special Cases and Model Extensions 328

4. Landscape Scale Erosion Prevention Planning and Design 334

Chapter 12. The Channel-Hillslope Integrated Landscape Development Model (CHILD)

3. Model Formulation 352

4. Discussion: Application and Limitations 380

Chapter 13. Simulation of Streambank Erosion Processes with a Two-Dimensional Numerical Model

2. Theoretical Analysis 398

3. Numerical Simulation 410

Chapter 14. Spatial Analysis of Erosion Conservation Measures with LISEM

2. LISEM Theoretical Framework 430

3. Integration into a Raster GIS 437

4. Wheel Tracks and Tillage Networks 437

5. A Case Study: Grass Strips and Tillage Direction in the Netherlands 440

Chapter 15. Numerical Simulation of Sediment Yield, Storage, and Channel Bed Adjustments

2. Model Equations 448

3. Numerical Simulation 452

4. Initial and Transient Boundary Conditions 456

5. Simulation Results 461

Chapter 16. The Limits of Erosion Modeling

2. The Policy Context of Model Development and Use 496

Chapter 17. Envisioning a Future Framework for Managing Land and Water Resources

2. Use of Technology in Resource Management

Today 518

3. Major Aquatic Ecosystems 519

4. Development of the Land Management System 524.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0306467186

OCLC:

48163188