| English | German |
| anti-erosion measures | Kampf gegen die Erosion |
| coastal erosion The gradual wearing away of material from a coast by the action of sea water | Küstenerosion |
| erosion by water | Erosion durch Wasser |
| erosion control Practices used during construction or other land disturbing activities to reduce or prevent soil erosion. Typical practices include planting of trees and quick growing grass on disturbed areas and other means to slow the movement of water across a disturbed site and trap the soil that does get transported by runoff | Erosionsschutz |
| land erosion control | Bekämpfung der Bodenerosion |
| soil erosion Detachment and movement of topsoil or soil material from the upper part of the profile, by the action of wind or running water, especially as a result of changes brought about by human activity, such as unsuitable or mismanaged agriculture | Bodenerosion |
| soil erosion | Bodenverheerung |
| Soil erosion and land resources project | Projekt Bodenerosion und Landressourcen |
| splash erosion | Planscherosion |
| water erosion The breakdown of solid rock into smaller particles and its removal by water. As weathering, erosion is a natural geological process, but more rapid soil erosion results from poor land-use practices, leading to the loss of fertile topsoil and to the silting of dams, lakes, rivers and harbours. There are three classes of erosion by water. 1. Splash erosion occurs when raindrops strike bare soil, causing it to splash, as mud, to flow into spaces in the soil and to turn the upper layer of soil into a structureless, compacted mass that dries with a hard, largely impermeable crust. 2. Surface flow occurs when soil is removed with surface run-off during heavy rain. 3. Channelized flow occurs when a flowing mixture of water and soil cuts a channel, which is then deepened by further scouring. A minor erosion channel is called a rill, a larger channel a gully | Wassererosion |
| water erosion | Erosion durch Wasser |
| water erosion | Ausschwemmungen |
| wind erosion The breakdown of solid rock into smaller particles and its removal by wind. It may occur on any soil whose surface is dry, unprotected by vegetation (to bind it at root level and shelter the surface) and consists of light particles. The mechanisms include straightforward picking up of dust and soil particles by the airflow and the dislodging or abrasion of surface material by the impact of particles already airborne | Winderosion |
| wind induced erosion | Winderosion |
