Open AccessA New Instrument for Testing Wind Erosion by Soil Surface Shape Change
Author(s) -
Chunxing Hai,
Baoyuan Liu,
Ye Zhao,
Pengfei Du,
Xiao-yu Yuan,
Hongtao Jiang,
Zhou Ruirong,
Jing Wang
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
applied and environmental soil science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.431
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1687-7675
pISSN - 1687-7667
DOI - 10.1155/2009/491570
Subject(s) - aeolian processes , erosion , arid , environmental science , soil loss , remote sensing , hydrology (agriculture) , measure (data warehouse) , soil science , field (mathematics) , geology , geotechnical engineering , computer science , geomorphology , mathematics , paleontology , database , pure mathematics
Wind erosion, a primary cause of soil degeneration, is a problem in arid and semiarid areas throughout the world. Many methods are available to study soil erosion, but there is no an effective method for making quantitative measurements in the field. To solve this problem, we have developed a new instrument that can measure the change in the shape of the soil surface, allowing quick quantification of wind erosion. In this paper, the construction and principle of the new instrument are described. Field experiments are carried out using the instrument, and the data are analyzed. The erosion depth is found to vary by 11% compared to the average for measurement areas ranging from 30×30 cm2 to 10×10 cm2. The results show that the instrument is convenient and reliable for quantitatively measuring wind erosion in the field
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