According to Umeh (2008), the agents of soil erosion
include water and wind.
include water and wind.
Erosion by
water
water
Erosion by water includes carrying away of soil
particles by running water, erosion by water is the most serious on steep
slopes and also there are two types, normal erosion and accelerated erosion. In
the case of normal erosion, the rate of removal equals to the rate of
replenishing. These occur regularly, particularly in rain forest while the
accelerated erosion is a kind of erosion which takes form of any of the types
of erosion preciously mentioned.
particles by running water, erosion by water is the most serious on steep
slopes and also there are two types, normal erosion and accelerated erosion. In
the case of normal erosion, the rate of removal equals to the rate of
replenishing. These occur regularly, particularly in rain forest while the
accelerated erosion is a kind of erosion which takes form of any of the types
of erosion preciously mentioned.
Erosion by wind
As wind blows across an uncultivated loose and dry
soils, it carries particles of soil away, erosion by wind depends on the
velocity of the wind and nature of the soil.
soils, it carries particles of soil away, erosion by wind depends on the
velocity of the wind and nature of the soil.
Wind erosion is most noticeable in region of low
rainfall and having little or no vegetation cover such as area, that is liable
to serious wind attack and may have soil reduced to dust and blown away e.g.
wind deflation in desert region.
rainfall and having little or no vegetation cover such as area, that is liable
to serious wind attack and may have soil reduced to dust and blown away e.g.
wind deflation in desert region.
