The phenomenon of extensive erosion of silty submarine slopes in the Yellow River delta has been well documented in numerous studies. Due to poor drainage and high compressibility, silty sediments are particularly prone to pore pressure buildup and a...
Environmental loss is primarily caused by soil, water, and nutrient loss, and runoff is associated with nutrient transport and sediment loss. Most existing studies have focused on one influencing factor, namely slope gradient or rainfall intensity, f...
Topography-induced microclimate differences determine the local spatial variation of soil characteristics as topographic factors may play the most essential role in changing the climatic pattern. The aim of this study was to investigate the spatial d...
Water majorly contributes to soil erosion. Considering Japan’s humid and rainy climate, severe soil erosion challenges persist even though forests are the country’s dominant land type. Although numerous studies have emphasized the impact...
Horizontal resistance can be significantly different for gravelly soil slope sites with different gradients. The impact of slope gradient on the horizontal resistance of soil based on a three-dimensional physical simulation test has been investigated...
Although rainfall is a major determinant of soil moisture content (SMC), various factors affect SMC. The effects of these environmental factors contribute to spatial heterogeneity in SMC, which influences diverse ecological processes. To better under...
Many studies reported the effect on plant functional groups and plant diversity under discontinuous slope gradient. However, studies on the effect of continuous slope gradient on plant functional groups and plant diversity in alpine meadows have rare...
A study was undertaken to develop an appropriate plan of land use under suitable slope gradient to control soil erosion from a red soil hilly watershed of southern China by using the GeoWEPP (Geo-spatial Interface for the Water Erosion Prediction Pro...
Microplastic pollution in soils and surface waters is a growing environmental concern, yet the mechanisms governing transport by overland flow remain unclear. This study investigated the influence of soil texture and slope gradient on the movement of...
Taking the northern slope of the Tianshan Mountains (NSTM) in Xinjiang as the research area, this study analyzes the changes in the Production–Living–Ecological (P-L-E) Spaces and their Ecological Environmental Effects, providing a basis...
The current trend in pure electric heavy-duty commercial vehicles (PEHCVs) is the increasing utilization of automated manual transmission (AMT) to optimize driveline efficiency. However, the existing gear-shift schedule of AMT fails to account for cr...
The mechanism of soil detachment on steep slopes is obviously different from that on gentle slopes. However, the slope effect of soil detachment remains unclear. The objective of this study was to quantify the slope effect of soil detachment capacity...
Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) losses from sloping agricultural lands through runoff are a significant environmental concern, yet their transport mechanisms across different slope gradients are not well understood. Therefore, we built an experimenta...
The removal of nutrients by overland flow remains a major source of non-point pollution in agricultural land. In this study, a mathematical model of ammonium nitrogen transport from soil solution to overland flow was established. The model treated th...
Counter tillage is a typical cultivation practice on the Loess Plateau, which can influence the soil erosion process by intercepting runoff and increasing infiltration. However, few studies have investigated the mechanisms of nutrient losses associat...
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Uphill running induces a higher physiological demand than level conditions. Although many studies have investigated this locomotion from a psychological point of view, there is no clear position on the effects of the slope on the physiological variab...
Landslides that occur near residential regions are most commonly a result of shallow slope failure, which takes place as a consequence of heavy rainfall during the monsoon season, causing loss to human life and property. In this study, the characteri...
There has been a severely negative impact on soil water resources in temperate forests caused by the introduction of the type of heavy machinery in the forestry sector used for forest harvesting operations. These soil disturbances increase the raindr...
This study presents the results of experimental observation of wind pressure on low-rise buildings in three typical mountain forms through wind tunnel experiments. This research focuses on the distribution change in fluctuating wind pressure coeffici...
Riparian vegetation plays a vital role in soil and water conservation and river health maintenance. However, its inhibiting effects on water and soil loss are limited by different factors, such as slope gradient, vegetation coverage and their interac...
In engineering practice, slope stability is commonly assessed using a two-dimensional (2D) analysis under the assumption of plane strain conditions. However, when dealing with the complex surface geometries of three-dimensional (3D) slopes, especiall...
In order to understand the hydrological process of expansive soil slopes, simulated rainfall experiments were conducted to study the effects of slope gradient and initial soil moisture content on runoff and infiltration for expansive soil slopes loca...
As an important topographical factor, slope aspect has an essential influence on plant community structure and leaf traits. Leaf nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) stoichiometry is an important leaf trait indicating plant growth. However, it has rarely...
Limited by water and heat conditions, the southwest alpine valley area has a dry climate, complex terrain, low vegetation coverage, and a very fragile ecological environment. The runoff plots of different slope gradients (10°, 15°, and 20°...
Topography is an important factor that impacts the hydrological processes on sloping farmlands. Yet, few studies have reported the combined influences of slope gradient and slope position on infiltration characteristics and hydrodynamic parameters on...
Spatial heterogeneity of soil nutrients in the dry-hot valleys of Southwest China is strongly shaped by topography, yet quantitative evidence remains limited. In this study, we assessed the effects of slope gradient, slope position, and slope aspect...
The wind–water erosion crisscross region, where the topography is complicated, is the most severe area of soil erosion on the Loess Plateau. The wind and terrain both have an impact on the soil water erosion process. In order to evaluate the ef...
Understanding the variation of soil physico-chemical properties along slope position gradients is essential for vegetation restoration and reconstruction, but how slope positions impact the soil physico-chemical properties in the secondary vegetation...
The rainfall-runoff process (RRP) is an important part of hydrologic process. There is an effective measure to study RRP through artificial rainfall simulation. This paper describes a study on three growing stages (jointing stage, tasseling stage, an...
Understanding how plant community characteristics and soil properties vary along altitudinal gradients is essential for ecosystem conservation, restoration, and for predicting ecosystem responses to global environmental change. This study investigate...
Rainfall intensity and slope gradient are the main drivers of slope surface runoff and nitrogen loss. To explore the distribution of rainfall runoff and nitrogen loss on the Miyun Reservoir slopes, we used artificial indoor simulated rainfall experim...
Rainfall patterns and landform characteristics are controlling factors in runoff and soil erosion processes. At a hillslope scale, there is still a lack of understanding of how rainfall temporal patterns affect these processes, especially on slopes w...
Topographic factors are essential to the spatial distribution of ridge orientation, yet the literature shows limited exploration of the mechanisms underlying the effects of terrain on cultivated-land ridge orientation in a black soil region. To bette...
The sprinkler irrigation method is widely applied in tea farms in the Yangtze River region, China, which is the most famous tea production area. Knowledge of the optimal irrigation time for the sprinkler irrigation system is vital for making the soil...
The geometric longitudinal slope line of a given road significantly effects the carbon emissions of vehicles traversing it. This study was conducted to explore the carbon emission rules of passenger cars on various highway slopes. The law of conserva...
Maize (Zea mays L.) and soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.) are prevalent summer crops planted widely in the Loess Plateau region of China, which is particularly susceptible to severe soil erosion on the sloping farmland. However, which crop exhibits supe...
Plateau zokors (Eospalax baileyi) are an agent actively involved in causing soil erosion and meadow degradation in the Yellow River Source Zone of West China. This study aims to quantify the amount of soil and nutrient loss from zokor mounds in relat...
This article addresses the reliability and safety of an earth dam in the case of a change in the reservoir water level. The water level must often be reduced to remove water or as a response to an emergency situation in the process of operation of a...
Coastal and hydraulic structures, such as revetments, embankments and levees—as well as their underlying soil—may experience piping when exposed to outward pressure gradients. The aim of the present study is twofold: (1) to derive the for...
Maize (Zea mays L.) productivity is constrained by water shortages in the predominantly rainfed agriculture of the tropical semi-arid Ruzizi Plain, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The region is characterized by a high seasonal and...
Soil erosion is a serious environmental problem in the Loess Plateau, China. Therefore, it is important to understand and evaluate soil erosion process in a watershed. In this study, the Chinese Soil Loss Equation (CSLE) is developed to evaluate the...
In this paper, we propose a new clustering method inspired by mode-clustering that not only finds clusters, but also assigns each cluster with an attribute label. Clusters obtained from our method show connectivity of the underlying distribution. We...
Understanding the responses of vegetation phenology to natural and human disturbances is essential for better understanding ecosystems. In this study, Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer data and products were used together with other relev...
Urbanization in mountainous valley regions is constrained by rigid topography, generating complex correlations between spatial growth and ecological security. The coupling between urban expansion and landscape ecological risk (ERI) was evaluated for...
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria play a significant role in tropical forest ecosystems. However, little is known about the comprehensive effects of altitude gradient (1000–2600 m), seasons (October, January, April, and July), and slope aspects (east an...
Soil bacteria play a fundamental role in pedogenesis. However, knowledge about both the impact of climate and slope aspects on microbial communities and the consequences of these items in pedogenesis is lacking. Therefore, soil-bacterial communities...
Analyses of the scale and structural characteristics of construction land serve as the basis for optimizing the spatial pattern of territorial planning. Existing studies have focused mainly on the horizontal expansion of urban construction land. Ther...
The scouring and sedimentation of wharf bank slopes significantly impact port safety and efficiency. To overcome the limitations of existing monitoring technologies in real-time capability, adaptability, and precision, this study introduces an innova...
Urban expansion into rural and peri-urban areas increases landslide risks, posing significant threats to infrastructure and public safety. However, most studies focus on surface displacement or meteorological inputs, with less emphasis on subsurface...
Rapid urbanization exerts immense pressure on cultivated land. Among these, slope-classified cultivated land (referring to cropland categorized by slope gradients) is especially vulnerable to fragmentation due to its ecological fragility, challenging...
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