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Rill development and soil erosion: a laboratory study of slope and rainfall intensity
Authors:Catherine Berger  Marcel Schulze  Dirk Rieke‐Zapp  Fritz Schlunegger
Institution:1. Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland;2. Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland;3. Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Abstract:A total of 15 rainfall simulation experiments were conducted in a 1 m by 2 m box varying slope (10, 20, 30%) and rainfall intensity (60, 90, 120 mm h?1). The experiments were performed to study how rill networks initiate and evolve over time under controlled conditions with regard to the treatment variables considered, and to allow for input in a computer simulation model. Runoff and sediment yield samples were collected. Digital elevation models were calculated by means of photogrammetry for several time steps of most experiments. The soil used in the experiments was a basal till derived Cambisol typical for the Swiss Plateau. While significant differences were found for sediment yield, runoff did not vary significantly with treatment combinations. Increasing rainfall intensity had a larger effect on sediment yield than increasing slope. Rill density and energy expenditure decreased with time, suggesting that energy expenditure was a useful parameter to describe the emergence of rill network at the laboratory scale. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Keywords:soil erosion  rill network  rainfall simulation  digital elevation model  close range photogrammetry
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