Spatial and temporal estimation of the erosivity factor R based on daily rainfall data for the department of Atlántico, Colombia

Soil erosion caused by rain is the detachment and movement of soil particles caused by the impact of raindrops on the surface. Erosivity factor R is a measure of the rain erosive power used for estimating the erosion rate with the RUSLE method (Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation). Estimating R fac...

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Main Authors: Humberto Fabián Avila Rangel, Boris Daniel Avila Rangel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2015-05-01
Series:Ingeniería e Investigación
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Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ingeinv/article/view/47773