Tilak Hewawasam

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What would be the best interpolation method to convert in-situ soil erosion estimates into a net soil erosion rate of an experimental plot?

Hello, I have a number of 10 in-situ soil loss and depositional rates in a small sloppy agricultural plot (ca. 500 km2), estimated by on site measurements. Now, I want to interpolate this data set...

11 November 2015 7,053 6 View

What is the difference between human-caused soil erosion and natural bedrock erosion (or soil production) in other parts of the world?

We have quantified the difference between human-caused soil erosion rates and the natural rates of bedrock erosion (or soil production) in the Sri Lankan highlands. This study suggests that soil...

01 January 2014 6,411 4 View

How can we integrate the soil erosion within the upstream catchments of a proposed hydropower project as a serious issue into EIA or IEA reports?

Environmental assessments (both EIA and IEA) on hydropower projects often pay very little attention on soil erosion in the upstream catchments since soil erosion is not an impact of the proposed...

12 December 2013 7,236 11 View

Is there any article or accessible dataset on actual measurements of bed loads in rivers?

The bed load of rivers is usually estimated from the measured suspended load. However, I would like to see some data on real bed load measurements if available. Is there any article or accessible...

12 December 2013 9,440 11 View

Can we use LOI in sediments of ancient deposits in paleoclimate studies?

Organic matter content of sediments in lake or alluvial deposits is usually used as an indicator to understand the conditions prevailed in the ancient erosional and depositional environments, and...

12 December 2013 2,526 5 View