Quantification of particle detachment by rain splash and wind-driven rain splash

• Published in: Catena (Giessen) Vol. 127; pp. 135 - 141
• Main Authors: Marzen, Miriam, Iserloh, Thomas, Casper, Markus C., Ries, Johannes B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.04.2015
• Subjects: Assessments; Drag; Kinetic energy; Portable Wind and Rainfall Simulator (PWRS); Rain; Raindrop erosion; Raindrops; Rainfall; Soil (material); Soil erosion; Wind-driven rain (WDR); Raindrop erosion; Portable Wind and Rainfall Simulator (PWRS); Soil erosion; Wind-driven rain (WDR)

A surface-hitting raindrop transfers a part of its kinetic energy onto the surface and thereby destroys aggregates and moves soil particles. The magnitude of interrill processes is largely determined by the intensity and kinetic energy of rainfall. Wind alters all erosion-relevant characteristics of...