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erosion
erosion 1. The part of the overall process of
denudation which includes the physical breaking down, chemical solution, and transportation of material.
2. The movement of soil and rock material by agents such as running water, wind, moving ice, and gravitational creep (or mass movement). See
bubnoff unit.
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Erosion-oxidation interaction in Ni and Ni-20Cr alloy
Magazine article from: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions; 6/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; The solid-particle erosion of metals and alloys at elevated temperatures...article is to delineate the prevalent erosion mechanisms in nickel and a nickel...a specialized elevatedtemperature erosion rig has been utilized. Nickel and a...
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Erosion risk mapping: a methodological case study in the Colombian Eastern Plains.(Abstract)
Magazine article from: Journal of Soil and Water Conservation; 5/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; Accelerated soil erosion caused by water is an increasing global problem...production (Oldeman 1994). Analyzing soil erosion risks is an important task, especially in vulnerable areas. Erosion risk maps of large areas are required to plan...
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Onsite erosion damages in Missouri corn production.
Magazine article from: Journal of Soil and Water Conservation; 5/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...Information about the onsite costs of erosion damage is useful for planners designing...masked the productivity losses from soil erosion, these losses reduce potential returns to farmers. Onsite costs of erosion damage, together with offsite damage...
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Erosion control a knotty problem. (Hard Goods).
Magazine article from: Landscape & Irrigation; 8/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; "By definition, soil erosion is damage to land caused by wind or...Products. "Consequently, various erosion control methods are used to keep soil...There are several ways to control erosion, after a site has been contoured to...
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Soil erosion and sediment yield in forest and agroforestry areas in West Java, Indonesia.
Magazine article from: Journal of Soil and Water Conservation; 9/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; Soil erosion in Indonesia is one of that nation's...problems. However, reliable measurement of erosion remains limited, and estimates of soil...Assessing the extent and seriousness of erosion, therefore, remains a difficult task...
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Generic Erosion Omnipresent and Accelerating Across Global Pharmaceutical Markets.
M2 Presswire; 11/2/2007; 700+ words
; ...2007-Research and Markets: Generic Erosion Omnipresent and Accelerating Across...SPECIAL REPORT: Patterns of Generic Erosion: An International Chartbook to their offering. Introduction Generic erosion is accelerating in most markets. Reference...
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Erosion can't hide from laser scanner. (soil erosion)
Magazine article from: Agricultural Research; 9/1/1991; ; 700+ words
; Erosion Can't Hide From Laser Scanner Particles...Chi-hua Huang, of the National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory in West Lafayette...compare it to previous maps to see whether erosion has occurred. Before the scanner, researchers...
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Erosion control materials used on construction sites in California.
Magazine article from: Journal of Soil and Water Conservation; 7/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...conditions on active construction sites make erosion and sediment control both a necessity and a challenge. Erosion rates from construction sites have been...data can provide useful information about erosion control material usage on construction...
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Wind Erosion in Arid and Semiarid China: an Overview.
Magazine article from: Journal of Soil and Water Conservation; 9/22/2000; ; 700+ words
; Wind erosion is mainly a phenomenon in arid and semiarid...Skidmore 1986a; Hagen 1991). Wind erosion is a severe environmental problem deserving...that the degraded area caused by wind erosion amounts to 5.05 million km2, accounting...
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COMBATING EROSION
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 2/23/2007; 700+ words
; ...The perennial problem of flood and erosion caused by the mighty Brahmaputra has so...more than floods, it is the unabated erosion that has emerged as a more disturbing...the innumerable wetlands of the state, erosion has none of these benevolent features...
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erosion
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth
erosion Erosion is the process that moves material resulting from the breakdown, or weathering...of salts, expansion of roots, digging by animals, and fire. Glacial erosion is perhaps the most powerful manifestation of the mechanical breakdown...
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Erosion
Encyclopedia entry from: UXL Encyclopedia of Science
Erosion Erosion is the general term for the processes that wear down Earth's surfaces...near-shore waves, ice, wind, and gravity. The material produced by erosion is called sediment or sedimentary particles. Covering most of Earth...
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Erosion and Sedimentation
Book article from: Water:Science and Issues
Erosion and Sedimentation Erosion in the context of soil and watershed conservation is the detachment...particles by natural forces, primarily water and wind. More broadly, erosion is the process of wearing away rocks, geologic, and soil material...
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erosion surfaces
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth
erosion surfaces Erosion (planation) surfaces are cut by erosion across varied geological structures and rock types, and have the general form of plains. W. M. Davis proposed that areas erode to an erosion surface, or peneplain , formed by...
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soil erosion
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth
soil erosion Soil erosion, the loss of soil from the surface of the Earth, is principally...alone or sometimes in combination. Other agents that contribute to erosion are animals and humans, for example, in footpath erosion. Erosion...
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