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CONTACT PERSON |
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1.1
Name |
Dr.
A.C. Imeson |
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1.2
Address |
Landscape
& Environmental Research Group, University of Amsterdam,
Nieuwe Prinsengracht 130, Amsterdam 1018 UZ, Netherlands. |
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1.3
Tel |
+31
20 5257457 |
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1.4
Fax |
+31
20 5257431 |
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1.5
E-mail |
ai@fgb.frw.uva.nl |
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1.6
List other researchers involved: |
Cammeraat,
Bergkamp Cerdà, Boix-Fayos, Mulligen Mücher Kwaad. |
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WATER EROSION |
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2.1
mm2 - cm2: |
- |
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2.2
m2: |
Biological
processes in Mediterranean soils and from bacteria worms; sub-surface
dynamics (piping), multiscaled research in Luxembourg. |
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2.3
runoff plot |
- |
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2.4
small catchments (< 100 ha): |
Have
previous datasets from research programme in Luxembourg multi-scaled;
gully erosion: previous research in Spain on gullies; sediment
budgets: previous study in Luxembourg. |
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2.5
large catchments (> 100 ha): |
Channel
erosion: study in Luxembourg as part of sediment budget. |
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WIND EROSION |
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MASS MOVEMENTS |
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TILLAGE EROSION |
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Spatial
scale considered: |
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TEMPORAL SCALE OF EXPERIMENTS |
Mainly
event or monthly |
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DESCRIPTION OF EROSION FACTORS STUDIED |
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7.1
Climate: |
Yes:
Transect studies. |
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7.2
Topography: |
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7.3
Soils: |
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7.4
Vegetation: |
Effect
of vegetation on soil properties infiltration - aggregation. |
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7.5
Management: |
Effect
on infiltration. |
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7.6
Others: |
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FIELD EXPERIMENTS Description of the field site and
of the type of experiments and equipment involved for each of
the erosion processes being studied: |
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8.1
Erosion process: |
Medalus
Field Site in Guadalentin - soil, aggregation and infiltration
on different land use types; Rainfall simulation studies. Monitoring
of soil aggregation. |
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8.2
Location (town, state, country): |
Various
sites in SE Spain - Lorea - Benidorm. |
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8.3
Equipment involved: |
Rainfall
simulators; microcosm; micromorphology, TDR.. Fully instrumented
catchments maintained in Luxembourg. Date available. |
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8.4
Remarks: |
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LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS Description of the laboratory
and the type of experiments and equipment involved for each
of the erosion processes studied: |
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Soil
Physics Laboratory - fully equipped. Soil Micromorphology laboratory
(Mücher). Soil Aggregation measurement equipment. Soil Erosion
laboratory - Flumes; Runoff-erosion experiments. Soil Chemical
laboratory -fully equipped |
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REMARKS |
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Have
many types of data available from Research Projects to study
soil erosion in Luxembourg and Spain. Many rainfall simulation
experiments undertaken. Recent work is done often in context
of 1g projects (MEDALUS; FPMES) which have "data bases"
with useful reference information. |
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LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS |
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