Hillslope erosion measurement—a simple approach to a complex process |
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| Authors: | G R Hancock J B C Lowry |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Environmental and Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia;2. Hydrologic and Geomorphic Processes Program, Environmental Research Institute of the Supervising Scientist, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia |
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| Abstract: | The measurement of hillslope erosion can be a difficult, costly and time‐consuming activity. Many techniques are available, ranging from using environmental tracers, to LiDAR. Erosion measurements using erosion pins are assessed and compared with regional scale erosion data, hillslope data obtained using 137Cs and erosion modelling results. The pins produced erosion rates which are within the range determined using 137Cs and model data but above that of regional denudation rates. Our findings demonstrate that inexpensive erosion pins can provide reliable data on hillslope erosion. © 2015 Commonwealth of Australia. Hydrological Processes © 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. |
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| Keywords: | soil erosion sediment transport erosion pin landscape evolution |
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