Uncertainty in modelling the detachment of soil by rainfall

• Published in: Earth surface processes and landforms Vol. 25; no. 7; pp. 723 - 728
• Main Authors: Parsons, Anthony J., Gadian, Alan M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.07.2000
• Subjects: modelling soil erosion; raindrop-size distribution; rainfall kinetic energy; soil detachment

In process‐based models of soil erosion, soil detachment by rainfall is commonly modelled as a simple function of rainfall intensity, based on the assumption of a relationship between drop‐size distribution and intensity. Here we show that rainfall kinetic energy (and hence soil detachment) does not...