The hazard of rise and development of gully erosion

Abstract

First quantitative estimation of gully erosion hazard has been fulfilled for the European part of Russia. The risk of gully erosion was calculated in ha/year km² - specific area losses. The maps of recent and prognostic gully areas at the scale 1:1500 000 (compiled in the Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Channel Processes, Gepgraphical department, MSU) were used as well as data on gully network development.