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NALT Full

Preferred term

rill erosion

Type

Topic

Definition

The process by which numerous small channels, at the most only several inches deep, are formed on recently cultivated or exposed soils.
Source: Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

water erosion

Related concepts

tillage erosion

In other languages

erosión en surcos

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/61575

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