Written by the foremost authorities in the field, this volume brings together the technical papers from which Volume 1 is drawn. The 10 papers and discussion from a National Research Council symposium cover such topics as soil erosion classification, evaluating how soil erosion damages productivity, calculating soil erosion, understanding ephemeral gully erosion, wind erosion, and the impact of range erosion on land use.

Table of Contents


Front Matter
1. An Improved Soil Erosion Classification: Update, Comparison, and Extension
2. Assessing Soil Erosion Productivity Damage
3. Field Estimates of C Factors: How Good Are They and How Do They Affect Calculations of Erosion
4. Understanding Ephemeral Gully Erosion
5. Wind Erosion
6. Erosion on Range and Forest Lands: Impacts of Land Use and Management Practices
7. Erosion Control Practices: The Impact of Actual Versus Most Effective Use
8. Applications of the NRI Data to Inventory, Monitor, and Appraise Offsite Erosion Damage
9. New Cropland in the 1982 NRI: Implications for Resource Policy
10. A Midwestern Perspective on Targeting Conservation Programs to Protect Soil Productivity
11. Potential Uses of the NRI in State and Local Decision Making