TECHNOLOGY FOR SOIL-EROSION ASSESSMENT IN THE TROPICS - A REVIEW

There is no single soil erosion methodology which can be applied universally in the tropics. Instead several alternatives exist with potentials and limitations which have not fully explored. In this paper, selected empirical and physically based soil erosion models were reviewed in terms of their scope and rationale, structural framework, computational procedures, and data requirements. Examples were drawn together to illustrate potential scenarios for usage of erosion modeling in areas with limited and/or incomplete soils and climatic databases.