Soil erosion is a serious ecological and environmental problem, and the main cause of land
degradation in many ecosystems at global scale. Detachment of soil particles by raindrop …

Earth's climate affects nearly all aspects of landscape evolution, from the breakdown of rock
to the delivery of sediment to the oceans. Yet quantifying climate's influence on landscapes …

Soil erosion is a geomorphological and, at the same time, a land degradation process that
may cause environmental and property damage, loss of livelihoods and services as well as …

Plate motion and associated tectonics explain the location of magmatic systems along plate
boundaries [1], however, they cannot give satisfactory explanations of the origin of intra …

Rivers are the great shapers of terrestrial landscapes. Very few points on Earth above sea
level do not lie within a drainage basin. Even points distant from the nearest channel are …

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Water Resources Monograph
Series, Volume 19. What are the forms and processes characteristic of mountain rivers and …

Soil‐mantled pole‐facing hillslopes on Earth tend to be steeper, wetter, and have more
vegetation cover compared with adjacent equator‐facing hillslopes. These and other slope …

Prediction and risk assessment of hydrological extremes are great challenges. Following
climate predictions, frequent and violent rainstorms will become a new hazard to several …

Soil erosion is a key driver of land degradation and heavily affects sustainable land
management in various environments worldwide. An appropriate quantification of rates of …

Raindrop splashing is one of the driving forces of soil erosion, and it also leads to the loss of
soil nutrients. However, the effects of raindrop splashing on nitrogen loss and the …