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Overview

Geert Sterk is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to fields related to environmental science, agricultural and biological sciences, and earth and planetary sciences. Their research primarily focuses on themes such as soil erosion and sediment transport, hydrology and watershed management studies, and aeolian processes and effects.

The main fields of study covered in Sterk's work include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Subfields of particular interest in their publications are:

  • Soil Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Earth-Surface Processes
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Atmospheric Science

Geert Sterk has authored papers addressing various environmental topics, with specific attention to soil and water conservation and climate-related variability. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Desertification-Scientific Versus Political Realities," 2020, published in Land
  • "Spatial and Spatiotemporal Variability of Regional Background Ultrafine Particle Concentrations in the Netherlands," 2020, published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "An object-based image analysis approach to assess irrigation-water consumption from MODIS products in Ethiopia," 2020, published in International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation
  • "Regional versus local wind speed and direction at a narrow beach with a high and steep foredune," 2020, published in PLoS ONE
  • "Vegetation Resilience under Increasing Drought Conditions in Northern Tanzania," 2021, published in Remote Sensing

Frequent publication venues include:

  • International Soil and Water Conservation Research
  • Land
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Remote Sensing
  • International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Among their collaborations, Sterk has worked multiple times with coauthors such as Juma Wickama, Marc F. P. Bierkens, Winnie de Winter, Jasper Donker, and Gerben Ruessink.

The scientist's work spans a variety of topics including:

  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Climate variability and models
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management

In addition to journal articles, Geert Sterk has contributed to book publications, notably a work published by World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks titled The Value of Landscape Restoration in Uzbekistan to Reduce Sand and Dust Storms from the Aral Seabed in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Rainwater harvesting and management in rainfed agricultural systems in sub-Saharan Africa - A review

    Birhanu Biazin;Birhanu Biazin;Geert Sterk;Melesse Temesgen;Abdu Abdulkedir

  • Dynamics in land cover and its effect on stream flow in the Chemoga watershed, Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia

    Woldeamlak Bewket;Geert Sterk

  • Measurement and data analysis methods for field‐scale wind erosion studies and model validation

    Ted M. Zobeck;Geert Sterk;Roger Funk;Jean Louis Rajot

  • Wind‐blown nutrient transport and soil productivity changes in southwest Niger

    G. Sterk;L. Herrmann;A. Bationo

  • Farmers' participation in soil and water conservation activities in the Chemoga Watershed, Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia

    W. Bewket;G. Sterk

  • Wind erosion in a semiarid agricultural area of Spain: the WELSONS project

    L. Gomes;J.L. Arrúe;M.V. López;G. Sterk

  • Assessment of soil erosion in cultivated fields using a survey methodology for rills in the Chemoga watershed, Ethiopia

    Woldeamlak Bewket;Geert Sterk

  • The effect of turbulent flow structures on saltation sand transport in the atmospheric boundary layer

    G. Sterk;A. F. G. Jacobs;J. H. Van Boxel

  • Calibration of a large-scale hydrological model using satellite-based soil moisture and evapotranspiration products

    Patricia López López;Edwin H. Sutanudjaja;Jaap Schellekens;Geert Sterk

  • Satellite-based estimation of rainfall erosivity for Africa

    Anton Vrieling;Geert Sterk;Steven M. de Jong

  • Drought vulnerability drives land-use and land cover changes in the Rift Valley dry lands of Ethiopia

    Birhanu Biazin;Geert Sterk

  • Land management, erosion problems and soil and water conservation in Fincha'a watershed, western Ethiopia

    Bezuayehu Tefera;Geert Sterk

  • Timing of erosion and satellite data: A multi-resolution approach to soil erosion risk mapping☆

    Anton Vrieling;Steven M. de Jong;Geert Sterk;Silvio C. Rodrigues

  • Spatial modeling of wind speed around windbreaks

    Olga Vigiak;Geert Sterk;Andrew Warren;Lawrence J. Hagen

  • The Effect of Single Vegetation Elements on Wind Speed and Sediment Transport in the Sahelian Zone of Burkina Faso

    J. K. Leenders;J. H. van Boxel;G. Sterk

  • Causes, consequences and control of wind erosion in Sahelian Africa: a review

    G. Sterk

  • Comparison of Models Describing the Vertical Distribution of Wind‐Eroded Sediment

    G. Sterk;P. A. C. Raats

  • Effect of hydraulic parameters on sediment transport capacity in overland flow over erodible beds

    M. Ali;G. Sterk;M. Seeger;M. P. Boersema

  • Wind forces and related saltation transport

    J.K. Leenders;J.H. van Boxel;G. Sterk

  • Mapping Wind-Blown Mass Transport by Modeling Variability in Space and Time

    G. Sterk;A. Stein

Frequent Co-Authors

Leo Stroosnijder
Leo Stroosnijder Wageningen University & Research
Marc F. P. Bierkens
Marc F. P. Bierkens Utrecht University
Alfred Stein
Alfred Stein University of Twente
Vinay Kumar Dadhwal
Vinay Kumar Dadhwal National Institute of Advanced Studies
Manuel Seeger
Manuel Seeger University of Trier
J. L. Arrúe
J. L. Arrúe Spanish National Research Council
Niko Wanders
Niko Wanders Utrecht University
Walter W. Immerzeel
Walter W. Immerzeel Utrecht University
Keith Beven
Keith Beven Lancaster University
Jean-Louis Rajot
Jean-Louis Rajot Université Paris Cité

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