Modelling Soil Erosion by Water

An analysis of modelling soil erosion by water. Areas addressed include: model evaluation with common datasets; model evaluation with user-supplied datasets; modelling issues; model descriptions; and model applications - actual and potential.

Section 1. Background to the Model Evaluation.- 1. Modelling Soil Erosion by Water.- 2. Towards an Improved Predictive Capability for Soil Erosion under Global Change.- 3. Modelling Soil Erosion in Real Landscapes: a Western European Perspective.- Section 2. Model Evaluation with Common Datasets.- 4. Evaluation of Plot Runoff and Erosion Forecasts using the CSEP and MEDRUSH Models.- 5. Evaluation of the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) Model for Hillslopes.- 6. GLEAMS Model Evaluation - Hydrology and Erosion Components.- 7. EUROSEM: an Evaluation with Single Event Data from the C5 Watershed, Oklahoma, USA.- 8. Comparison of Simulated and Observed Runoff and Soil Loss on Three Small United States Watersheds.- 9. Validation of Field-Scale Soil Erosion Models using Common Datasets.- Section 3. Model Evaluation with User-Supplied Datasets.- 10. Predicting Runoff in Semiarid Woodlands: Evaluation of the WEPP Model.- 11. Evaluation of Field-Scale Erosion Models on the UK South Downs.- Section 4. Modelling Issues.- 12. Modelling Across Scales: the MEDALUS Family of Models.- 13. Problems Regarding the Use of Soil Erosion Models.- 14. Cross-Scale Aspects of EPA Erosion Studies.- 15. Scale Issues and a Scale Transfer Method for Erosion Modelling.- 16. Infiltration for Soil Erosion Models: Some Temporal and Spatial Complications.- 17. Saturation Overland Flow on Loess Soils in the Netherlands.- 18. Incorporating. Crusting Processes in Erosion Models.- 19. The Role of Soil Aggregates in Soil Erosion Processes.- 20. Process-Based Approaches to Modelling Soil Erosion.- 21. Sensitivity of Sediment-Transport Equations to Errors in Hydraulic Models of Overland Flow.- 22. Gully Erosion: Importance and Model Implications.- 23. Field Data and Erosion Models.- 24. Effects of Agricultural Land Use on Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Soil Erosion in Small Catchments: Implications for Modelling.- 25. Sensitivity of the Model LISEM to Variables Related to Agriculture.- 26. Applying GIS to Catchment-Scale Soil Erosion Modelling.- 27. Snowmelt and Frozen Soils in Simulation Models.- 28. The Use of USLE Components in Models.- Section 5. Model Descriptions.- 29. The EUROSEM Model.- 30. Griffith University Erosion System Template (GUEST).- 31. A Continuous Catchment-Scale Erosion Model.- 32. LISEM: a Physically-Based Hydrologic and Soil Erosion Catchment Model.- 33. APEX: a New Tool for Predicting the Effects of Climate and CO2 Changes on Erosion and Water Quality.- 34. A Dynamic Model of Gully Erosion.- 35. Alternative Approaches to Soil Erosion Prediction and Conservation Using Expert Systems and Neural Networks.- Section 6. Model Applications: Actual and Potential.- 36. Soil Erosion Modelling in Hungary.- 37. Definition and Mapping of Desertification Units in Mediterranean Areas Under Rainfed Cereals.- 38. Hydrological and Erosion Processes in the Research Catchments of Vallcebre (Pyrenees).- Section 7. Conclusions.- 39. Modelling Soil Erosion by Water: Some Conclusions.- Appendices.- A. List of Acronyms Used.- B. Participants at ''Global Change: Modelling Soil Erosion by Water''.