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Physiographic Components of Trail Erosion: Author: Godwin, Ian Chandler Paterson; Date: 2000-08-15; Program: Earth Sciences; Abstract: No previous study has sought to discriminate between soil erosion and soil compaction when explaining the "missing" cross-sectional areas of incised trails, assuming instead that erosion was the dominant process. Separating the two processes of erosion and compaction is critical to understanding the relationship between physiographic variables and the structure of trails. The purposes of this project are to estimate the relative effects of compaction and erosion on trail cross sectional area along the New World Gulch Trail, Montana, and to better understand the relationship between e...; Download File | View full details