03 Mar 2015
03 Mar 2015
An aerodynamic approach in soil hydraulic conductivity estimation for investigating soil erosion degree
V. Sergey1 and S. Vyacheslav2
V. Sergey and S. Vyacheslav
V. Sergey1 and S. Vyacheslav2
- 1Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography, PO Box 428023, Elmenya st. house 12, of. 52, Cheboksary, Russia
- 2Kazan Federal University, Geography and Cartography Department, Institute of Ecology and Geography, 18 Kremlevskay St., Kazan, Russia, 420008 Kazan, Russia
- 1Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography, PO Box 428023, Elmenya st. house 12, of. 52, Cheboksary, Russia
- 2Kazan Federal University, Geography and Cartography Department, Institute of Ecology and Geography, 18 Kremlevskay St., Kazan, Russia, 420008 Kazan, Russia
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Keywords: Surface erosion, soils, filtration coefficient, porosity, diagnostic scales
We propose a new method for determining the degree of erosion for zonal soils of the East European Plain. This new approach uses soil porosity and filtration to determine a coefficient of aerodynamic similarity. We evaluated the degree of soil erosion on ranges of the major zonal soils of the eastern part of European Russia by applying this new method. Based on these data, we developed a diagnostic scale to determine the extent of soil erosion in this area.
