Soil losses from typic cambisols and red latosol as related to three erosive rainfall patterns

Rainfall erosivity is one of the main factors related to water erosion in the tropics. This work focused on relating soil loss from a typic dystrophic Tb Haplic Cambisol (CXbd) and a typic dystrophic Red Latosol (LVdf) to different patterns of natural erosive rainfall. The experimental plots of appr...

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Main Authors: Regimeire Freitas Aquino, Marx Leandro Naves Silva, Diego Antonio França de Freitas, Nilton Curi, Junior Cesar Avanzi
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Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo 2013-02-01
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author Regimeire Freitas Aquino
Marx Leandro Naves Silva
Diego Antonio França de Freitas
Nilton Curi
Junior Cesar Avanzi
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Nilton Curi
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description Rainfall erosivity is one of the main factors related to water erosion in the tropics. This work focused on relating soil loss from a typic dystrophic Tb Haplic Cambisol (CXbd) and a typic dystrophic Red Latosol (LVdf) to different patterns of natural erosive rainfall. The experimental plots of approximately 26 m² (3 x 8.67 m) consisted of a CXbd area with a 0.15 m m-1 slope and a LVdf area with 0.12 m m-1 slope, both delimited by galvanized plates. Drainpipes were installed at the lower part of these plots to collect runoff, interconnected with a Geib or multislot divisor. To calculate erosivity (EI30), rainfall data, recorded continuously at a weather station in Lavras, were used. The data of erosive rainfall events were measured (10 mm precipitation intervals, accuracy 0.2 mm, 24 h period, 20 min intervals), characterized as rainfall events with more than 10 mm precipitation, maximum intensity > 24 mm h-1 within 15 min, or kinetic energy > 3.6 MJ, which were used in this study to calculate the rainfall erosivity parameter, were classified according to the moment of peak precipitation intensity in advanced, intermediate and delayed patterns. Among the 139 erosive rainfall events with CXbd soil loss, 60 % were attributed to the advanced pattern, with a loss of 415.9 Mg ha-1, and total losses of 776.0 Mg ha-1. As for the LVdf, of the 93 erosive rainfall events with soil loss, 58 % were listed in the advanced pattern, with 37.8 Mg ha-1 soil loss and 50.9 Mg ha-1 of total soil loss. The greatest soil losses were observed in the advanced rain pattern, especially for the CXbd. From the Cambisol, the soil loss per rainfall event was greatest for the advanced pattern, being influenced by the low soil permeability.
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spelling doaj.art-6b81bb2198d34846bd15d7a57f1501452022-12-21T23:05:43ZengSociedade Brasileira de Ciência do SoloRevista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo1806-96572013-02-0137121322010.1590/S0100-06832013000100022S0100-06832013000100022Soil losses from typic cambisols and red latosol as related to three erosive rainfall patternsRegimeire Freitas Aquino0Marx Leandro Naves Silva1Diego Antonio França de Freitas2Nilton Curi3Junior Cesar Avanzi4Instituto Federal do Sudeste de Minas GeraisUniversidade Federal de LavrasUniversidade Federal de LavrasUniversidade Federal de LavrasEmbrapaRainfall erosivity is one of the main factors related to water erosion in the tropics. This work focused on relating soil loss from a typic dystrophic Tb Haplic Cambisol (CXbd) and a typic dystrophic Red Latosol (LVdf) to different patterns of natural erosive rainfall. The experimental plots of approximately 26 m² (3 x 8.67 m) consisted of a CXbd area with a 0.15 m m-1 slope and a LVdf area with 0.12 m m-1 slope, both delimited by galvanized plates. Drainpipes were installed at the lower part of these plots to collect runoff, interconnected with a Geib or multislot divisor. To calculate erosivity (EI30), rainfall data, recorded continuously at a weather station in Lavras, were used. The data of erosive rainfall events were measured (10 mm precipitation intervals, accuracy 0.2 mm, 24 h period, 20 min intervals), characterized as rainfall events with more than 10 mm precipitation, maximum intensity > 24 mm h-1 within 15 min, or kinetic energy > 3.6 MJ, which were used in this study to calculate the rainfall erosivity parameter, were classified according to the moment of peak precipitation intensity in advanced, intermediate and delayed patterns. Among the 139 erosive rainfall events with CXbd soil loss, 60 % were attributed to the advanced pattern, with a loss of 415.9 Mg ha-1, and total losses of 776.0 Mg ha-1. As for the LVdf, of the 93 erosive rainfall events with soil loss, 58 % were listed in the advanced pattern, with 37.8 Mg ha-1 soil loss and 50.9 Mg ha-1 of total soil loss. The greatest soil losses were observed in the advanced rain pattern, especially for the CXbd. From the Cambisol, the soil loss per rainfall event was greatest for the advanced pattern, being influenced by the low soil permeability.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-06832013000100022&lng=en&tlng=enerosividade da chuvaerosão hídricaenergia cinéticaerodibilidade
spellingShingle Regimeire Freitas Aquino
Marx Leandro Naves Silva
Diego Antonio França de Freitas
Nilton Curi
Junior Cesar Avanzi
Soil losses from typic cambisols and red latosol as related to three erosive rainfall patterns
Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo
erosividade da chuva
erosão hídrica
energia cinética
erodibilidade
title Soil losses from typic cambisols and red latosol as related to three erosive rainfall patterns
title_full Soil losses from typic cambisols and red latosol as related to three erosive rainfall patterns
title_fullStr Soil losses from typic cambisols and red latosol as related to three erosive rainfall patterns
title_full_unstemmed Soil losses from typic cambisols and red latosol as related to three erosive rainfall patterns
title_short Soil losses from typic cambisols and red latosol as related to three erosive rainfall patterns
title_sort soil losses from typic cambisols and red latosol as related to three erosive rainfall patterns
topic erosividade da chuva
erosão hídrica
energia cinética
erodibilidade
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-06832013000100022&lng=en&tlng=en
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