Revised soil erodibility K-factor for soils in the Czech Republic

• Published in: Soil and Water Research - UZPI (Czech Republic) Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 1 - 9
• Main Authors: Vopravil, J.,Vyzkumny Ustav Melioraci a Ochrany Pudy, Prague (Czech Republic), Janecek, M.,Vyzkumny Ustav Melioraci a Ochrany Pudy, Prague (Czech Republic), Tippl, M.,Vyzkumny Ustav Melioraci a Ochrany Pudy, Prague (Czech Republic)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Prague Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) 2007; Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
• Subjects: Agricultural land; CAMBISOL; CAMBISOLES; CAMBISOLS; CAPA ARABLE DEL SUELO; CHERNOZEM; CHERNOZEMS; COUCHE ARABLE; CZECH REPUBLIC; erodibility; EROSION HYDRIQUE; EROSION POR EL AGUA; ESTRUCTURA DEL SUELO; EVALUACION; EVALUATION; FLUVISOL; FLUVISOLES; FLUVISOLS; GENETIC SOIL TYPES; GLEYSOL; GLEYSOLES; GLEYSOLS; GREYZEM; GREYZEMS; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_1224; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_1533; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_2736; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_3000; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_3219; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_3276; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_33095; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_3386; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_35657; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_36778; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_4470; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_5718; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_5755; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_6044; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_6450; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_6492; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_6501; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_7196; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_7199; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_7812; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_8199; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_8318; LOSSES FROM SOIL; LUVISOL; LUVISOLES; LUVISOLS; MATERIA ORGANICA DEL SUELO; MATIERE ORGANIQUE DU SOL; organic matter; PERDIDAS DESDE SUELOS; PERMEABILIDAD; PERMEABILITE; PERMEABILITY; PERTE PAR LE SOL; PHAEOZEM; PHAEOZEMS; PODZOL; PODZOLES; PODZOLS; RANKER; RANKERS; REGOSOL; REGOSOLES; REGOSOLS; RENDZINAS; RENDZINE; REPUBLICA CHECA; REPUBLIQUE TCHEQUE; Soil classification; Soil conditions; soil erodibility; Soil erosion; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; Soil properties; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOIL TEXTURE; Soil types; Soil water; STRUCTURE DU SOL; Taxonomic revision; Territory; TEXTURA DEL SUELO; TEXTURE DU SOL; TIPOS GENETICOS DE SUELOS; TOP SOIL; TYPE DE SOL GENETIQUE; Universal Soil Loss Equation; VERTISOL; VERTISOLES; VERTISOLS; water; WATER EROSION; Czech Republic
• ISSN: 1801-5395; 1805-9384
• DOI: 10.17221/2100-SWR

This study was focused on soil susceptibility to water erosion expressed by the soil erodibility factor K. An original methodology for its determination suitable for Czech soil conditions was applied. In total ca. 5,000 soil pits from the whole territory of the country were processed and evaluated in detail. The main results of this study are K-factor values (means and variances) for the soil types, subtypes and varieties (represented in the database) according to the Taxonomic Classification System of Soils of the Czech Republic.