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Rainfall Parameters Affecting Splash Erosion under Natural Conditions

doi: 10.3390/app10124103
handle: 10092/100711
The interaction between rainfall erosivity parameters and splash erosion is crucial for describing the soil erosion process; however, it is rarely investigated under natural rainfall conditions. In this study, we conducted splash erosion experiments under natural rainfall on three sites in Central Europe. The main goal was to obtain the relationship between splash erosion of the bare soil in seedbed condition and commonly used rainfall erosivity parameters (kinetic energy, intensity, and rainfall erosivity (EI30)). All sites were equipped with a rain gauge and an optical laser disdrometer where the splash erosion was measured, with modified Morgan splash cups. In order to investigate which parameter best describes the splash erosion process for all sites, a regression analysis was performed. In total, 80 splash erosion events were evaluated. Splash erosion can be described as a linear function of total kinetic energy and a non-linear function of EI30. However, the use of the total kinetic energy led to underestimation of the splash erosion rates for highly intensive rainfalls. Therefore, better results were obtained when using average rainfall intensity as the splash erosion predictor or the kinetic energy divided by the rainfall duration. Minor differences between the replicates during splash erosion measurements indicate that the modified Morgan splash cup provides a good tool for soil erosion assessment.
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Austria
- FWF Austrian Science Fund Austria
- FWF Austrian Science Fund Austria
- University of Canterbury New Zealand
- Czech Technical University in Prague Czech Republic
Technology, splash cup, QH301-705.5, T, Physics, QC1-999, Fields of Research::41 - Environmental sciences::4106 - Soil sciences::410601 - Land capability and soil productivity, kinetic energy, splash erosion, rainfall intensity, Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General), Chemistry, rainfall erosivity, Fields of Research::37 - Earth sciences::3707 - Hydrology::370704 - Surface water hydrology, TA1-2040, Biology (General), QD1-999
Technology, splash cup, QH301-705.5, T, Physics, QC1-999, Fields of Research::41 - Environmental sciences::4106 - Soil sciences::410601 - Land capability and soil productivity, kinetic energy, splash erosion, rainfall intensity, Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General), Chemistry, rainfall erosivity, Fields of Research::37 - Earth sciences::3707 - Hydrology::370704 - Surface water hydrology, TA1-2040, Biology (General), QD1-999
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