Erosion is the wearing away of the land surface by running water, wind, ice, or other geologic agents, including such processes as gravitational creep. The term geologic erosion refers to the normal, natural erosion caused by geological processes...

removal of surface material from the Earth's crust, primarily soil and rock debris, and the transportation of the eroded materials by natural agencies from the point of removal. The broadest application of the term erosion embraces the general wearing...

Erosion is the reduction or breakdown of landforms exposed to the forces of weathering (disintegration and decomposition). Weathering and subsequent erosion may be caused by both chemical or mechanical forces. Mechanical weathering agents include wind,...

Soil loss tolerance is the maximum average annual soil removal by erosion that will allow continuous cropping and maintain soil productivity (T). It is occasionally defined as the maximum amount of soil erosion offset by the maximum amount of soil...

Removal of surface layers of materials such as soil, sediment or rock from the land by the action of water, ice or wind. The process is distinct from WEATHERING as the former simply transports materials from their site of origin to another place, while...

Detachment of soil particles by raindrop impact and their removal downslope by water flowing overland as a sheet instead of in definite channels or rills. A more or less uniform layer of fine particles is removed from the entire surface of an area,...

A blow-out occurs where the soil is left unprotected to the erosive force of the wind. Blow-outs commonly occur as depressional areas, once enough soil has been removed. They most often occur in sandy soils, where vegetation is...

Susceptible to erosion or the movement of soil or earth particles due to the primary forces of wind, moving water, ice and gravity. Tillage implements may also move soil particles, but this transport is usually not considered...

Transport of surface particles by weathering, flowing surface water, rain and...

Erosion is displacement of solids (sediment, soil, mud, rock and other particles) usually by the agents of currents such as, wind, water, or ice by downward or down-slope movement in response to gravity or by living organisms (in the case of...