Environmental Change Institute
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University of Oxford Environmental Change Institute |
| Land Degradation and Rehabilitation
Programme |
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The research of the ECI's Land Degradation and Rehabilitation Programme (LDRP) aims at greater understanding of the occurrence, processes and impacts of land degradation - particularly soil erosion by water - in order to enhance mankind's ability to tackle the resulting environmental problems. |
| The above image shows simulated soil erosion
on a 4 m long flume; for comparison, the real pattern of soil loss on the same flume is
shown below. The simulation was carried out by the RillGrow 2 model,
which is now nearing completion as part of Rill initiation by overland flow and its
role in modelling soil erosion. Funded by the Natural
Environment Research Council (NERC GR3/11417), this project is joint with the University of Leicester and runs during
1998-99. Its aim is to develop a methodology for predicting the spatial occurrence of
erosion on hillslope areas. Click here for more details of
RillGrow 2. Information on the first version of the model is also available. Click here to download RillGrow 1.
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