Rainstorm pattern effects on the size distribution of soil aggregate in eroded sediment within contour ridge systems

• Published in: Journal of soils and sediments Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 2192 - 2206
• Main Authors: An, Juan, Zhang, Yunqi, Wang, Yueyue
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.04.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aggregates; Computer simulation; Contours; Earth and Environmental Science; Environment; Environmental Physics; Falling; Information systems; Kinetic energy; Rain; Rainfall; Rainfall intensity; Rainstorms; Runoff; Sec 5 • Soil and Landscape Ecology • Research Article; Sediment; Shape; Size distribution; Soil aggregates; Soil erosion; Soil Science & Conservation; Soils; Stability; Storms; Tillage; Storm pattern; Rainfall simulation; The contour ridge system; Rainfall intensity occurring periods; Soil aggregate loss

Purpose Intra-storm temporal distributions of rainfall intensity (storm patterns) greatly affect soil erosion process within flat tillage systems, but limited information is available about its influence on the distribution characteristics of soil aggregate, especially within contour ridge system. M...