Tropical Rainfall Events on Erosion Rates Ina Rapidly Developing Urban Area in Nigeria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20153059 |
|---|---|
| Authors | H I Jimoh (University of Ilorin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 74-81 |
| Publication date | 2005-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0129-7619 • E-ISSN: 1467-9493 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.0129-7619.2005.00205.x |
| OpenAlex | W2075675046 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
Data collected on rainfall events covering one wet season in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria, were found to be highly correlated with the rate of erosion on all the representative land surface types found in the city – namely bare land, fallow land, short grass and tall tree cover. Of all the rainfall components, rainfall total was best at predicting the rate of soil erosion on all these surfaces. In addition, the study found that a significant constituent of all surfaces, silt which fell through seiver grades 1.18 mm did not cohere, therefore increasing the rate of erosion. However, when grass cover (regenerating with the rains) was at least 95 per cent, erosion was well controlled. Therefore, grass coverage before the onset of the wet season is recommended as an efficient and simple measure to manage erosion in this typical developing urban centre in Nigeria
Cartography · Dry season · Erosion · Geography · Hydrology (agriculture) · Physical geography · Silt · Tropics · Urban area · Wet season · Ecology · Environmental Science · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Geology · Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies · Soil erosion and sediment transport
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |