Glossary:Sheet Erosion

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Sheet Erosion
The removal of a relatively uniform thin layer of soil from the land surface by rainfall and largely unchanneled surface runoff (sheet flow).

Related Words: Run-off

Source
Soil Science Society of America. Glossary of Soil Science Terms. Available online here, last accessed 28.09.2006.

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