Roughness in the earth sciences

MW Smith - Earth-Science Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Rough surfaces are ubiquitous in nature. Near-surface processes both encounter and create
surface roughness. Recent advances in surveying have improved the resolution, extent and …

Coastal marine eutrophication assessment: a review on data analysis

D Kitsiou, M Karydis - Environment international, 2011 - Elsevier
A wide variety of data analysis techniques have been applied for quantitative assessment of
coastal marine eutrophication. Indicators for assessing eutrophication and frequency …

[HTML][HTML] Geostatistical modeling approach for studying total soil nitrogen and phosphorus under various land uses of North-Western Himalayas

O Bashir, SA Bangroo, SS Shafai, N Senesi… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
The distribution of total soil nitrogen (TSN) and total soil phosphorus (TSP) plays a pivotal
role in shaping soil quality, fertility, agricultural practices, and environmental balance …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in soil surface properties under simulated rainfall and the effect of surface roughness on runoff, infiltration and soil loss

S Bahddou, W Otten, WR Whalley, HC Shin… - Geoderma, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil erosion by water is a result of detachment of particles or small aggregates from the soil
surface followed by transport of the detached material. One of the elements that affects …

What indicators can capture runoff-relevant connectivity properties of the micro-topography at the plot scale?

M Antoine, M Javaux, C Bielders - Advances in Water Resources, 2009 - Elsevier
Although connectivity is acknowledged as a key factor of a catchment hydrological
behaviour, it still misses reference evaluation methodologies. Therefore the objective of the …

Role of microtopography in rainfall‐runoff partitioning: An analysis using idealized geometry

SE Thompson, GG Katul… - Water Resources …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Microtopography, consisting of small‐scale excursions in the elevation of the land surface
on millimeter to centimeter scales, is ubiquitous on hillslopes, but its effects are rarely …

Modeling anisotropy in free-surface overland and shallow inundation flows

DP Viero, M Valipour - Advances in Water Resources, 2017 - Elsevier
Regular patterns, which are found in both natural and man-modified environments, are
strongly interwoven with free-surface flows. Examples are ridge and slough landscapes …

Effect of particle-size distribution on wind erosion rate and soil erodibility

S Zamani, M Mahmoodabadi - Archives of Agronomy and Soil …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Wind erosion is a serious problem, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. This study was
conducted to assess the effects of wind speed as well as soil particle-size distribution on …

Soil surface roughness measurement: A new fully automatic photogrammetric approach applied to agricultural bare fields

JM Gilliot, E Vaudour, J Michelin - Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2017 - Elsevier
This work develops a fully automatic photogrammetric approach for measuring soil surface
roughness from pictures taken in the field with a simple digital camera, without geometric …

Quantifying the contributions of soil surface microtopography and sediment concentration to rill erosion

J Luo, Z Zheng, T Li, S He, X Zhang, H Huang… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil surface microtopography plays a significant role in rill erosion. In addition, upslope
inflow has a large effect on downslope soil erosion processes. Experiments including four …