Effects of rainfall intensity on runoff and sediment yields on bare slopes in a karst area, SW China

• Published in: Geoderma Vol. 330; pp. 30 - 40
• Main Authors: Yan, Youjin, Dai, Quanhou, Yuan, Yingfei, Peng, Xudong, Zhao, Longshan, Yang, Jing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.11.2018
• Subjects: China; desertification; global warming; Karst hill slope; karsts; Limestone soil; rain; rain intensity; Rainfall intensity; rainfall simulation; runoff; sediment yield; sediments; Simulation; soil erosion; topographic slope; Underground loss; China; Underground loss; Karst hill slope; Limestone soil; Simulation; Rainfall intensity

Due to the impacts of global warming, extreme precipitation events are increasing in frequency and are accelerating the process of rocky desertification in the karst area in southwestern China. In this study, the dual structure of a karst system was simulated in a steel tank, and a rainfall simulati...