Typification of soil catenas on slopes from the quantitative manifestations of the accumulation and loss of soil material

A typification of soil catenas on slopes from the manifestations of soil erosion and accumulation processes studied at several key plots in the central part of the East European Plain and in the Mid-West of the United States is suggested. The magnetic tracer method was used for assessing the rate of lateral mechanical migration of the products of pedogenesis. The typification of soil catenas on slopes was performed with the quantitative consideration for the material loss and accumulation rates, the degree of openness of the soil catenas for the migration fluxes, and the localization of accumulation zones on the slopes.