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dc.contributor.authorFullen, Michael A.
dc.date.accessioned2010-03-09T10:40:45Z
dc.date.available2010-03-09T10:40:45Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2436/93918
dc.descriptionFirst Version January 2000 Updated July 2000, June 2001, January 2002, October 2002, January 2003, September 2003, November 2005, March 2006, June 2006, October 2006, March 2007, July 2007, October 2007, January 2009, June 2009, March 2010
dc.description.abstractThe Hilton Experimental Site is used for a range of studies on soil erosion and conservation and for studies on water, sediment and solute dynamics within the 40 km2 Claverley Brook Catchment. The site is located 15 km west of Wolverhampton and 8 km east of Bridgnorth at 52o33’05.7”N, 2o19’18.3”W (U.K. National Grid Reference SO778952). It covers 0.52 hectares (5,214 m2) and has an upper elevation of 67.46 metres O.D.. The soil is a loamy sand (Psammept) of the Bridgnorth series. The site was established in 1976 and possesses a meteorological station, 21 runoff plots and soil moisture measuring equipment, including lysimeters. Stream monitoring equipment includes an Ott stage recorder at a rated section, an automatic water sampler and bedload traps. The Hilton Site supports undergraduate, postgraduate and staff research programmes.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSchool of Applied Sciences, University of Wolverhampton
dc.relation.urlhttp://www.wlv.ac.uk/Default.aspx?page=14427
dc.subjectSoil conservation
dc.subjectSoil erosion
dc.subjectHilton Experimental Site
dc.subjectShropshire
dc.titleSummary of teaching and research activities on the Hilton experimental site, East Shropshire, 1976-2010
dc.typeResearch report
refterms.dateFOA2018-08-20T13:16:41Z
html.description.abstractThe Hilton Experimental Site is used for a range of studies on soil erosion and conservation and for studies on water, sediment and solute dynamics within the 40 km2 Claverley Brook Catchment. The site is located 15 km west of Wolverhampton and 8 km east of Bridgnorth at 52o33’05.7”N, 2o19’18.3”W (U.K. National Grid Reference SO778952). It covers 0.52 hectares (5,214 m2) and has an upper elevation of 67.46 metres O.D.. The soil is a loamy sand (Psammept) of the Bridgnorth series. The site was established in 1976 and possesses a meteorological station, 21 runoff plots and soil moisture measuring equipment, including lysimeters. Stream monitoring equipment includes an Ott stage recorder at a rated section, an automatic water sampler and bedload traps. The Hilton Site supports undergraduate, postgraduate and staff research programmes.


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