Fire effects on geomorphic processes

LA McGuire, BA Ebel, FK Rengers… - Nature reviews earth & …, 2024 - nature.com
Fire-induced geomorphic changes, such as enhanced erosion and debris-flow activity, are
expected to increase with climate change owing to increases in fire activity and rainfall …

A review of fire effects on vegetation and soils in the Great Basin Region: response and ecological site characteristics

RF Miller, JC Chambers, DA Pyke… - Gen. Tech. Rep …, 2013 - research.fs.usda.gov
This review synthesizes the state of knowledge on fire effects on vegetation and soils in semi-
arid ecosystems in the Great Basin Region, including the central and northern Great Basin …

Prediction of spatially explicit rainfall intensity–duration thresholds for post-fire debris-flow generation in the western United States

DM Staley, JA Negri, JW Kean, JL Laber, AC Tillery… - Geomorphology, 2017 - Elsevier
Early warning of post-fire debris-flow occurrence during intense rainfall has traditionally
relied upon a library of regionally specific empirical rainfall intensity–duration thresholds …

Rill erosion processes on a steep colluvial deposit slope under heavy rainfall in flume experiments with artificial rain

F Jiang, Z Zhan, J Chen, J Lin, MK Wang, H Ge… - Catena, 2018 - Elsevier
Understanding rill erosion processes is important in the prediction of soil erosion and the
prevention of soil loss. However, limited information is available concerning the impacts of …

Pyrogenic carbon erosion: implications for stock and persistence of pyrogenic carbon in soil

RB Abney, AA Berhe - Frontiers in Earth Science, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Pyrogenic carbon (PyC) constitutes an important pool of soil organic matter (SOM),
particularly for its reactivity and because of its assumed long residence times in soil. In the …

Effects of upslope inflow rate, tillage depth, and slope gradients on hillslope erosion processes and hydrodynamic mechanisms

L Zhao, Q Qin, H Geng, F Zheng, XJ Zhang, G Li, X Xu… - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
Inflow rate, tillage depth and slope gradient play vital roles in hillslope soil erosion
processes. However, the effects of these factors and their interactions on hillslope soil …

Rill erosion in burned and salvage logged western montane forests: Effects of logging equipment type, traffic level, and slash treatment

JW Wagenbrenner, PR Robichaud, RE Brown - Journal of Hydrology, 2016 - Elsevier
Following wildfires, forest managers often consider salvage logging burned trees to recover
monetary value of timber, reduce fuel loads, or to meet other objectives. Relatively little is …

Response of erosion rate to hydrodynamic parameters in sheet and rill erosion process on saturated soil slopes

D Li, X Chen, W Tan, T Tao, L Ma, L Kong… - Soil and Tillage …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sheet erosion and rill erosion are two important forms of slope erosion. The initiation and
development of those forms are significantly affected by erosive power of water flow …

The rangeland hydrology and erosion model: A dynamic approach for predicting soil loss on rangelands

M Hernandez, MA Nearing… - Water Resources …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, we present the improved Rangeland Hydrology and Erosion Model (RHEM V2.
3), a process‐based erosion prediction tool specific for rangeland application. The article …

[HTML][HTML] A review of concentrated flow erosion processes on rangelands: Fundamental understanding and knowledge gaps

SK Nouwakpo, CJ Williams, OZ Al-Hamdan… - International Soil and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Concentrated flow erosion processes are distinguished from splash and sheetflow
processes in their enhanced ability to mobilize and transport large amounts of soil, water …