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Within-Storm Rainfall Distribution Effect on Soil Erosion Rate
Joint Authors
Ahmed, S. I.
Dickinson, W. T.
Rudra, R. P.
Gharabaghi, B.
Mackenzie, K.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-06-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study investigates the effect of rainfall temporal distribution pattern within a storm event on soil erosion rate and the possibility of using rain power type model for rainfall erosivity.
Various rainfall distribution patterns, simulated by rainfall simulator, were used on 1.0 m2 plot of silica sand and loam soil with a minimum of three replications.
The results show that the soil erosion rates spiked following every sharp increase in rainfall intensity followed by a gradual decline to a steady erosion rate.
Transient effects resulted in the soil erosion rates for an oscillatory rainfall distribution to be more than two fold higher than those obtained for a steady-state rainfall intensity event with same duration and same average rainfall intensity.
The 3-parameter and 4-parameter rain power models were developed for a process-based measure of rainfall erosivity.
The 4 parameter model yielded better match with the observed data and predicted soil erosion rates more accurately for silica sand under all rainfall distributions, and good results for loam soil under low intensity rainfall.
More research is necessary to improve the accuracy of soil erosion prediction models for a wider range of rainfall distributions.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ahmed, S. I.& Rudra, R. P.& Gharabaghi, B.& Mackenzie, K.& Dickinson, W. T.. 2012. Within-Storm Rainfall Distribution Effect on Soil Erosion Rate. ISRN Soil Science،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ahmed, S. I.…[et al.]. Within-Storm Rainfall Distribution Effect on Soil Erosion Rate. ISRN Soil Science No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ahmed, S. I.& Rudra, R. P.& Gharabaghi, B.& Mackenzie, K.& Dickinson, W. T.. Within-Storm Rainfall Distribution Effect on Soil Erosion Rate. ISRN Soil Science. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-462505
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-462505