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Contact person |
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1.1
Name |
Dr.
Ermanno Busoni |
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1.2
Address |
C.N.R.
C.S. Genesi, Classificazione Cartografia del Suolo P. le delle
Cascine, 15 50144 Firenze - Italia |
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1.3
Tel |
+39
O55 360517/352051 |
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1.4
Fax |
+39
O55 321148 |
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1.5
Email |
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1.6
Other researchers involved: |
Torri
Calzolari Colica, del Sette, Monaci, Chiaverini, Chiarucci,
De Dominicis, Maccherini |
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2
Survey Details |
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2.1
Dates of erosion monitoring survey: |
(1990-1994)
since 1990 |
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2.1
Water/wind erosion? |
Water
erosion |
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2.3
Area monitored: |
Upper
and middle Orcia river valley, Central Italy 23.000 ha |
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2.4
Character of area: |
Pliocene
marine fine sediments; distensive tectonics in neogenic basin;
badlands erosion forms, gullies, Mediterranean climate |
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2.5
Frequency of monitoring: |
Seasonally
on field; some years interval photo interpretation |
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2.6
What fraction of fields in the monitored area were included
in the survey? |
What
fraction of fields in the monitored area were included in the
survey?
Fields showing erosional forms and mass movements, 2 pilot areas
undergoing severe erosion |
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2.7
How were estimates of erosion made? |
Terrestrial
photogrammetry, DTM techniques, measures on aerophotos |
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2.8
Were air photographs used? |
Yes,
several, different scale and date flights; Landsat TM (April
and September 1987) |
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2.9
For each erosion site, information recorded: |
Location,
contributing area, topography, morphology (slope length, gradient,
elevation, aspect, surface roughness, slope shape), erosion
features, soil volume removed, land cover (vegetation, land
use), soil type |
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2.10
Data obtained from elsewhere: |
Climatic
data |
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2.11
Data calculated from above information: |
Erosion
rate |
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2.12
Meterological station density and type: |
1
fully equipped meteo station (ours); 5 rain gauges (National
Network); 1 thermopluviometric (National Network) |
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2.13
Length of record of meterological data: |
Variable
from 60 to 2 years depending on the station |
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3.
Associated Work |
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3.1
Associated experimental or plot-based work: |
Process
based studies (TORRI) |
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3.2
Associated modelling work: |
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4.
Documentation |
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4.1
Published reports of the monitoring survey and/or results: |
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(Introductory
papers Soriano M.D.; Colica A., Torri D.-Estudio preliminar
de la influencia de la estructura y propietades de los materiales
en la evolucion de badlands. Estudios de geomorfologia en Espana.
Actas: II reunion nacional de geomorfologia, Murcia 23-25 Sept.
1992 Tomo I, p. 183-191 (1992).
Calzolari
C., Ristori J., Sparvoli E. -Soils of "biancana"
bad lands: distribution, characteristrics and genesis in Beccanello
farm (Tuscany, Italy) C.N.R. Centro Studio Gen. Class. Cart.
Suolo. Quaderni di Scienza del Suolo, Vol V. P.119-142, (1993).
Busonie.,
Salvador Sanchism. P., Calzolari C., Romagnoli A. Mass movements
and erosion hazard patterns by multivariate analaysis of landscape
integrated data: the Val d'Orcia case. Presented at: "Experimental
geomorphology and landscape ecosystem changes, Leuven, 22-27
March 1993.
Calzolari
C., Ristori J., Busoni E., Chiarucci A. -Morphology development
in a "biancana" badland area and relationships with
soils and vegetation. Presented at: "Soil erosion in
semiarid Mediterranean areas" Taormina, Italy, Oct 28-30
(1993).
Chiarucci
A., De Domincis V., Ristori J., Calzolari C. "Biancana"
badland vegetation in relation to morphology and soil in Orcia
Valley, central Italy. Phytogeologia, Berlin Stuttgart.
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4.2
Other relevant publications: |
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5.
Availability |
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5.1
Erosion/land use data: |
On
request subject to GCTE policy |
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5.2
Meterological data: |
Mostly
public data |
6.
Other Information |
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6.1
Is the monitoring survey ongoing? |
Yes |
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6.2
Funding agency for the survey: |
Consiglio
Nazionale Ricerche |
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6.3
Any other details: |
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