The role of severe storms in soil erosion: a problem needing consideration

• Published in: Journal of soil and water conservation Vol. 52; no. 2; pp. 90 - 95
• Main Authors: Larson, W.E. (University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.), Lindstrom, M.J, Schumacher, T.E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ankeny, IA Soil and Water Conservation Society 01.03.1997; Soil & Water Conservation Society
• Subjects: AGRICULTURAL SOILS; Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Alternatives; Analysis; Biological and medical sciences; CONSERVACION DE SUELOS; CONSERVATION DES SOLS; CONTROL DE LA EROSION; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EQUATIONS; ERODIBILITY; EROSION; EROSION CONTROL; EROSION HYDRIQUE; EROSION POR EL AGUA; EROSIVITY; ESTIMATION; Exact sciences and technology; Forecasts and trends; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; LOSSES; LOSSES FROM SOIL; LUTTE ANTIEROSION; MATEMATICAS; MATHEMATICS; MATHEMATIQUE; PERDIDAS; PERTE; PROTECCION AMBIENTAL; PROTECTION DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT; revised universal soil loss equation; SOIL; SOIL CONSERVATION; Soil erosion; Soil erosion, conservation, land management and development; Soil management; Soil management (Agronomy); Soil science; Soils; SOL; SOL AGRICOLE; STORMS; SUELO; SUELOS AGRICOLAS; Surficial geology; TEMPETE; TORMENTAS; WATER EROSION; United States; North America; America; Rain erosion; Storm; Soil erosion; Universal equation; Prediction; EROSION CONTROL; Research and development; Soil conservation; Water erosion(soil); Conservation tillage; AGRICULTURAL SOILS; Environment; Problem; Simulation model; Mathematical model
• ISSN: 0022-4561; 1941-3300

The Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) and the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) are utilized for the development of soil conservation strategies based on forecasts of annual soil erosion due to water. However, large severe storms are responsible for promoting a significant proportion of soil erosion. Therefore, other conservation methods that will deal with the soil-eroding effects of large storms should be developed based on RUSLE and a long-term low return frequency storm data.