Soil Erosion and Sedimentation by Water
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water Erosion and Sediment Transport".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 September 2025 | Viewed by 490
Special Issue Editors
Interests: hydrology; hydraulics; soil erosion; sedimentology; soil; rivers; soil and water conservation; environmental science
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Interests: soil erosion modeling; hydrological modeling; suspended sediment transport; check dams for torrent control; soil bioengineering techniques; flash floods in small watersheds; debris flows; slope stability
Interests: hydrology; hydraulics; soil erosion; sedimentology; soil; rivers; soil and water conservation; environmental science
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recent communications of the European Union identify land degradation as a priority that the European and national environmental programs have to address. Soil erosion and sedimentation by water are often the main threats concerning land degradation. The former causes thinning of arable soil layer and loss of organic matter and nutrients, and the latter causes pollution and reduction in reservoir storage volume and channels’ aggradations that increase flood risk. As ongoing climate change promotes erosion processes, soil conservation measures are becoming more and more necessary. Monitoring and modeling soil loss and sediment yield is fundamental for identifying effective and sustainable soil conservation measures.
The Special Issue collects papers focusing on different aspects of the erosive phenomenon that range from the erosive agents (rainfall, runoff) to erosion control. Specifically, contributions are expected to focus on, but are not limited to, advanced methods for measuring rainfall energy characteristics, sheet, channelized (rill and gully) erosion, bed and suspended sediment load, modeling of runoff, soil loss, and sediment yield. Moreover, papers dealing with water erosion risk mapping and soil conservation measures, including nature-based solutions, are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Vito Ferro
Prof. Dr. Francesco Gentile
Prof. Dr. Vincenzo Pampalone
Prof. Dr. Lorenzo Vergni
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- soil erosion
- sediment yield
- soil conservation
- erosion plot
- basin
- sheet erosion
- channelized erosion
- erosion risk mapping
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