RUNOFF GENERATION CHARACTERISTICS IN TYPICAL EROSION REGIONS ON THE LOESS PLATEAU

1 mTRODUCT1ONThe Loess Plateau in the central and westem China with an area of 430,(X)0 lQn2 is well known for itsancient cultUre and serious soil and water loss. About 287,(X)0 km2 of area in this region has an annualerosion be greatC than 1(XX) tlkIn2. The eroded soil totally amounts to more than 2.2 X l0' tons, amongwhich about l.6X 10' tons, on average, is delivered into the Yellow kiver mdeng the river one of thehighest sediment-laden rivers in the word. The serious soil erosion …     

CONTRIBUTIONS OF TUNNEL EROSION TO SEDIMENT YIELD IN A SEMI-ARID BASIN IN THE LOESS PLATEAU OF CHINA

1 INTRODUCTIONSubsurface erosion has been increasingly recognized as a significant hillslope geomorphologic process(Carson and ~y, 1972; McCaig, 1983;, Harvey, 1982;Bryan and Harvey, 1985; Crouch andMcGarrity, 1986; Walsh and Howeds, 1988). However, most of the studies were conducted in hubedareas, especially in Britain (e.g. Gilman and Newson, 1980; Jones, 1981; Wilson and Small, 1984; Jones,1987; Jones et al, 1997). Jones and Crane (1984) found that soil piping contributes about …     

STUDY ON THE DYNAMIC PROCESS OF RILL EROSION OF LOESS SLOPE SURFACE

1 mTRODUCTIONAs a woridwide concem, excessive water erosion induces land degradation, causes losses of plantnutrients, and Ieads to off site enVironmental problems such as sedimentahon streams and reservoirs. mllerosion, which results from concentraed flow in a lindted and confined space, plays imPortant roles inthe erosion systCm on uPland areas. Data listed in Table l show its contribution and imPoftance to thetOtal slope soil losses. In the last decades, stodies on the physical mecha…     

FORMATION AND EROSION PROCESSES OF THE LOESS PLATEAU

IPROCESSANDZONINGOFLOESSACCUMULATIONLoessisatypicalkindofaeoliansediment,theprocessesofitsgeomorphicformationcanbesummarizedasfollows.l.lWell-distributedDustFalloutfromHighAltitudeThedustisdefinedasthefineparticles(<0.1mm)whichcanbeliftedandcarriedupasdustcloudsintheaiLIftheoriginallandsurfaceofaregionisanevenhighlandsurroundedbyriversandgullies,thefallingdustremainedonthesurfaceofthisevenhighland,butthedustfallingonslopesoftheriverandgullieswastransportedoutoftheregion.Onthet…     

RILL EROSION PROCESS ON STEEP SLOPE LAND OF THE LOESS PLATEAU

IntheLoessPlateau,alongtheslopelengthfromthetoptothebottom,soilerosionischaracterizedbyobviousverticalzonaldivision,thatis,sheeterosionzone,sheeterosionandrillerosionzone,rillerosionandshallowgullyerosionzoneandgullyerosionzone.Inthesheetandrillero..sionzone,rillerosionamounttakesup70%ofthetotalsoilloss[TANGKenetal.,1983,ZHENGFenlietal.,19871;intherillandshallowgullyerosionzone,rillerosionamountaccountsfor30--40%ofthetotalsoilloss.Sorillerosionisamajorerosionpatternonsteepslopeland.Riller…     

MACROPORE FLOW AND MASS WASTING OF GULLIES IN THE LOESS PLATEAU, CHINA

Due to the extensive gullying from historically excessive erosion in the loess plateau of China, much of this region is being converted to native grass and shrub vegetation. Tunnel scour and mass wasting are important gully erosion processes resulting from preferential flow through macropores （ pores 〉 1 mm diameter）. The objective of this study is to assess the changes with time in macropore flow characteristics of soils on the Loess Plateau following conversion to grass vegetation and the associated degree of mass wasting of gully faces. Ridge areas that had been revegetated for 1 year, 6 years, and 〉 15 years following tilling, and for 6 years following contour-ditching and the adjacent gully faces were characterized for their macropore and soil matrix properties on a 50 cm by 50 cm area. The total number of macropores increased from 11.6/m^2 to 39.6/m2 from 1 to 6 years and to 51.6/m2 after 15 years of revegetation following tillage. The macroporosity increased from 0.0008 m^3/m^3 to 0.0018 m^3/m^3 from 1 to 6 years of revegetation following tillage but the lowest macroporosity （0.0005 m3/m3） was 6 years of revegetation following contour-ditching. The contourditched area had the lowest infiltration rate （95 m/d） through the soil matrix （areas without macropores） with the tilled areas having similar infiltration rates regardless of the number of years of revegetation （averaged 146 m/d）. Due to tunnel scour erosion of macropores during infiltration into the area revegetated for 1 year, pore diameters enlarged by more than 200% resulting in this condition having the highest individual macropore infiltration rates （7967 m/d）. Macropores in all other areas were stable with no tunnel scour erosion of macropores. The total capacity for infiltration through macropores increased significantly with time following revegetation. The number of macropores on the gully faces was triple （92.8/m2） and the macroporosity quadruple （0.004 m3/m3） that of the ridge surfaces. The upper gully faces exhibited 1.1 slumps m^-1 for a total soil loss of 48622 kg per ha.     

UNIQUE ASPECTS OF MODELING IRRIGATI0N-INDUCED SOIL EROSION

llNTRODUCTIONIrrigationisimp0rtanttof00dpr0ducti0nthr0ughoutthew0rld.Irrigati0nisused0naboutl5theworld'scropland(KendalIandPimentel,l994)and5%ofthew0rld'sfoodproductionland,whichincludesrangelandandpermanentcr0pland(FAO,l998).However,irrigatedlandproducesmorethan30%ofthew0rld'sf0od(Tribe,1994),whichis2l/2timesasmuchperunitareacomparedt0n0n-irrigatedproducti0n(KendallandPimentel,1994).IntheUnitedStates,approximatelyl5theharvestedcr0plandisirrigated,butalmost40thet0talcr0pvalue…     

中国北方黄土高原地区黄土的微结构模型(详细摘要)

试样为取自中国北方黄土高原标准剖面^①中的马兰(Q₃)、离石(Q₂)、午城(Q₁)以及次生的洪积-冲积(Q₄)黄土.各方面成功的配合与多手段的综合性研究使我们能对黄土的微结构模型有了概念,能分析结构特征对黄土某些性质的影响,并可用来解释已提出的有关成因的一些看法.     

RELATIONSHIP OF SEDIMENT PRODUCTION BETWEEN HILLSLOPE AND GULLY SLOPE IN A SMALL BASIN IN THE BILLY LOESS REGION, NORTH CHINA

SomepeOPlehaverecognizedtheSPatialvariationoflandionnsandgeomorphicPeainthehillyloessregion,NOIthClam(Chenetal.1988).SuchvariationshaVe~linkedtotheverticalzonationofsoilerosionandsedimentproduedoninthisarea(Catetat.1994).HoWeVer,noneOftheStlldiesaPProachtheProbleminaqUantitativemanner.NorweretherelationsbetweensoilerosionPr~sontheoneban4andhydrologicandghgogicalcharacteristicsofthevariouSslopezonesontheother,dearlyestatiIisned.Inaaamon,~stubbesintheareahaveprtridtahotoshowthe~rtanceo…     

RILL INITIATION AND EROSION ON HILLSLOPES IN THE HILLY LOESS REGION,WESTERN SHANXI PROVINCE

I. INTRODUCTIONSumming up recent research achievements, Huang (1993) pointed out that the capaciucs ordetachment and transport by rill now were much greater than tboso by rain drop impact and sheet now. soil erosion by water on upper slope area is frcquenhy discussed interms of interrill and rill erosional sub--processes. Compared with rill erosion, interrlll erosion contributes a very small proportion to the sediment transported downwards (Foster,1982). Field experiments conducted by Ca…     

PHYSICAL PROCESS BASED SOIL EROSION MODEL IN A SMALL WATERSHED IN THE HILLY LOESS REGION

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CAUSES OF THE FETCH EFFECT IN WIND EROSION

The increase of soil mass flux with distance downwind, the fetch effect for wind erosion, has been observed and reported on since 1939. This model incorporates the following three mechanisms. (1) The ‘avalanching’ mechanism in which one particle moving downwind would dislodge one or more particles upon impact with the surface. The result of a chain of such events is an increase of mass flux with distance. (2) The ‘aerodynamic feedback’ effect, suggested by P. R. Owen, in which the aerodynamic roughness height is increased by saltation of particles; the resulting increased momentum flux increases saltation. These increases define a positive feedback loop with respect to distance downwind. (3) The ‘soil resistance’ mechanism, which is largely an expression of the change with distance of threshold velocity. Change of threshold velocities may be caused by inhomogeneities of the soil or progressive destruction of aggregates and crust in the direction of saltation fetch. An experiment was run in March 1993 at Owens Lake to test this model. Detailed measurements of wind profiles and mass fluxes were taken on a line parallel to the wind direction. These data support the proposed three-mechanism model.     

青藏高原隆升及伸展变形中的重力位能

青藏高原在南侧印度板块和北侧欧亚板块的双向挤压下整体抬升,边界挤压力所作的功增加了高原内部重力位能.但高位能态的物质会不断向重力势能最小的平衡态转移,并产生流变变形.由于受南北边界的挤压力约束,高原内部的高位能驱使喜马拉雅山和昆仑山之间的地体产生东西向伸展变形.利用三种不同方法对青藏高原重力位能进行计算,结果表明,一定流变学条件下,青藏高原目前所具有的重力位能可以产生各地体中观测到的地表构造变形速率.     

我国西部高原地区近地层湍流特征的研究

通过对青藏高原第二次大气科学试验(TIPEX)得到的当雄湍流资料的分析,讨论了青藏高原地区的近地层湍流特征.结果显示:速度分量、温度和湿度谱大多满足相似理论的-2/3次方律;高原上无因次垂直速度方差在中性时与前人在平原地区得到的结果比较接近,但高原上无因次水平风速方差值大于平原地区值.在强不稳定层结时,高原观测结果显示无因次垂直速度方差和无因次水平风速方差符合-1/3次方规律.在稳定层结时,风速三个分量的方差都随稳定度z/L的增大有所增大.无因次温度和湿度方差在强不稳定条件下服从-1/3次方规率.稳定条件下无因次温度方差随z/L略有下降趋势,而后趋于常数,无因次湿度方差无明显的规律.在干季以感热通量为主要地面热源,湿季两者贡献相当,潜热通量略大于感热通量.得出了不稳定层结、稳定层结情况下高原的无因次温度结构参数和湿度结构参数与z/L之间的关系,得到了中性层结时整体输送系数的实测结果.     

风成沉积物磁组构与中国黄土区第四纪风向变化

通过对黄土高原几个剖面黄土样品磁化率各向异性的初步研究,发现了风成沉积物中的磁组构特征,且它的形成受沉积作用控制并与黄土高原形成时的古风场有关,即风成沉积物磁化率椭球体主轴方向及各轴比值与磁性颗粒分布排列方式亦即与空气动力条件相关．阐明了风成沉积物磁组构形成机制及其与古风向的关系,提出一种能够定量研究黄土高原形成时古风场的方法,为研究黄土高原形成演化和第四纪以来气候变化提供了基础数据．     

风成沉积物磁组构与中国黄土区第四纪风向变化

通过对黄土高原几个剖面黄土样品磁化率各向异性的初步研究，发现了风成沉积物中的磁组构特征，且它的形成受沉积作用控制并与黄土高原形成时的古风场有关，即风成沉积物磁化率椭球体主轴方向及各轴比值与磁性颗粒分布排列方式亦即与空气动力条件相关．阐明了风成沉积物磁组构形成机制及其与古风向的关系，提出一种能够定量研究黄土高原形成时古风场的方法，为研究黄土高原形成演化和第四纪以来气候变化提供了基础数据．     

DEVELOPMENT OF SOIL EROSION INDEX MODEL IN TAIWAN WATERSHEDS

1 INTRODUCTIONSoil erosion of land surface caused by over development has become more and more serious.Environmental damage resulted from accelerated soil erosion has attracted much attention especi ally overthe past 20 years. Soil erosion stUdies have focused primarily on soil characteristics and climaticvariations. Great achievements have been made in understanding the mechanism of soil erosion, whichallows the develoPment of evaluation models for all types of soil erosion problems. Th…     

东北地震区地震活动趋势数学建模分析

本文按照活动地块边界带和地震区的划分方案,使用Mapsis软件选取了东北地震区1900年以来Ms4.7级以上地震资料,这样得到的地震资料可能具有一个完整的地质系统性。使用数学中19阶多项式模型,对地震资料进行最佳逼近拟合,并递推未来1～2年时间尺度预测,模型中的参数用最小二乘法求取,引用了一种数学方法来描述东北地震区的地震趋势规律。     

FIELD STUDY ON WIND EROSION IN THE NORTHWESTSHANXI PROVINCE

Field study on wind erosion in the hilly regions with gentle slope in the Northwest Shanxi Province has been carried out from 1983 through 1988. Based on the data observed in the field, quantitative analyses of the wind erosion and the effects of the wind-break forest are presented in this paper in detail. Most of the strong windy days occur in the period of March to May. The coincidence of drought and strong wind in the Spring days with no vegetative cover at all on the loose top soil lead to severe wind erosion in this region. The rate of soil erosion is as high as 12800 t / km2. Major characteristics of wind and other meteorological factors are given in graphs and tables. Wind-break forest reduces the wind velocity by 51. 1 %. Consequently, the amount of wind erosion is reduced by 90% and the dust content in the atmosphere is reduced by 97. 1 % in comparison with those measured in the farmland. This paper provides a preliminary summary on the result of data analyses of wind erosion on the Loess Plateau. It can serve as scientific basis for control of the wind erosion in regions of similar conditions.     

A new concept for estimating the influence of vegetation on throughfall kinetic energy using aerial laser scanning

Soil loss caused by erosion has enormous economic and social impacts. Splash effects of rainfall are an important driver of erosion processes; however, effects of vegetation on splash erosion are still not fully understood. Splash erosion processes under vegetation are investigated by means of throughfall kinetic energy (TKE). Previous studies on TKE utilized a heterogeneous set of plant and canopy parameters to assess vegetation's influence on erosion by rain splash but remained on individual plant- or plot-levels. In the present study we developed a method for the area-wide estimation of the influence of vegetation on TKE using remote sensing methods. In a literature review we identified key vegetation variables influencing splash erosion and developed a conceptual model to describe the interaction of vegetation and raindrops. Our model considers both amplifying and protecting effect of vegetation layers according to their height above the ground and aggregates them into a new indicator: the Vegetation Splash Factor (VSF). It is based on the proportional contribution of drips per layer, which can be calculated via the vegetation cover profile from airborne LiDAR datasets. In a case study, we calculated the VSF using a LiDAR dataset for La Campana National Park in central Chile. The studied catchment comprises a heterogeneous mosaic of vegetation layer combinations and types and is hence well suited to test the approach. We calculated a VSF map showing the relation between vegetation structure and its expected influence on TKE. Mean VSF was 1.42, indicating amplifying overall effect of vegetation on TKE that was present in 81% of the area. Values below 1 indicating a protective effect were calculated for 19% of the area. For future work, we recommend refining the weighting factor by calibration to local conditions using field-reference data and comparing the VSF with TKE field measurements. © 2020 The Authors. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd