Current and Future Trends of Rainfall Erosivity and Soil Erosion in Central Asia (SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science)

Preface
Acknowledgements
Content and Structure of the Book
Contents
About the Authors
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Chapter 1: Introduction and Background of Rainfall Erosivity Processes and Soil Erosion
	1.1 Rainfall Erosivity Processes
	1.2 Impacts of Climate Change on Rainfall Erosivity
	1.3 Soil Erosion Processes and Models
Chapter 2: Natural Conditions in Central Asia
	2.1 Topography and Climatic Conditions in Central Asia
	2.2 Description of Central Asian Soils
Chapter 3: Data Sources and Methodology
	3.1 Projected and Observed Rainfall Data
	3.2 RUSLE Model and Its Factors
		3.2.1 Rainfall–Runoff Erosivity (R) Factor
		3.2.2 Soil Erodibility Factor (K)
		3.2.3 Slope Length and Steepness (LS) Factor
		3.2.4 Cover Management (C) Factor
		3.2.5 Conservation Practice (P) Factor
	3.3 Annual Erosivity Density Ratio
	3.4 Trend Test
	3.5 Model Evaluation Rainfall Erosivity
Chapter 4: Projected Rainfall Erosivity and Soil Erosion in Central Asia
	4.1 RUSLE Model Factors
	4.2 Current Rate of Soil Erosion in Central Asia
	4.3 Rainfall Erosivity Analysis Under Baseline and Projected Climate
	4.4 Annual Erosivity Density
	4.5 Projected Future Soil Erosion Potential in Central Asia
	4.6 Rainfall Erosivity and Soil Erosion at the National Level
Chapter 5: Spatiotemporal Variations and Projected Rainfall Erosivity and Erosivity Density in Kazakhstan
	5.1 Physical–Geographical Characteristics of Kazakhstan
	5.2 Annual Rainfall Erosivity Analysis and Trend
	5.3 Projected Impacts of Climate Change on Rainfall Erosivity
	5.4 Erosivity Density in Kazakhstan
Chapter 6: Conclusions and Recommendations
Appendix
References
Index