Simulation of rill erosion in black soil and albic soil during the snowmelt period

Snowmelt-induced rill erosion could bring serious harm for soil quality and agricultural productive conditions of slope farmland in the black soil zone of Northeast China. In this study, we conducted laboratory experiments to investigate the effects of the freeze-thaw (FT) temperature, number of FT...

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Main Authors: Haoming Fan, Yujia Liu, Xiuquan Xu, Min Wu, Lili Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-08-01
Series:Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B, Soil and Plant Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09064710.2017.1304568
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author Haoming Fan
Yujia Liu
Xiuquan Xu
Min Wu
Lili Zhou
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Lili Zhou
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description Snowmelt-induced rill erosion could bring serious harm for soil quality and agricultural productive conditions of slope farmland in the black soil zone of Northeast China. In this study, we conducted laboratory experiments to investigate the effects of the freeze-thaw (FT) temperature, number of FT cycles, water content, flow rate, and thaw depth on rill morphology and erosion amount in two common soil (black soil and albic soil). The thaw depth obtained the maximum range, which was the primary factor for the width-to-depth ratio of rills in the black soil; whereas, the flow rate obtained the maximum range as the primary factor for rill erosion in black soil and albic soil. The number of FT cycles had a minor effect on rill erosion in the two soils. Under the same conditions, the rill morphology showed a large difference between the two soils, and higher rill erosion occurred in albic soil than black soil. Rill erosion was relatively high in black soil and albic soil when the FT temperature fluctuated around 0°C during freezing-thawing. The water content exhibited a greater effect on rill erosion in black soil than in albic soil. The unthawed frozen layer could promote rill erosion during snowmelt period to some extent. The results could provide some reference for future study snowmelt-induced rill erosion mechanism and preventive measures.
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spelling doaj.art-931a0bebf79243d094d84578c514e9ed2023-09-15T10:21:31ZengTaylor & Francis GroupActa Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B, Soil and Plant Science0906-47101651-19132017-08-0167651051710.1080/09064710.2017.13045681304568Simulation of rill erosion in black soil and albic soil during the snowmelt periodHaoming Fan0Yujia Liu1Xiuquan Xu2Min Wu3Lili Zhou4Shenyang Agricultural UniversityShenyang Agricultural UniversityShenyang Agricultural UniversityShenyang Agricultural UniversityShenyang Agricultural UniversitySnowmelt-induced rill erosion could bring serious harm for soil quality and agricultural productive conditions of slope farmland in the black soil zone of Northeast China. In this study, we conducted laboratory experiments to investigate the effects of the freeze-thaw (FT) temperature, number of FT cycles, water content, flow rate, and thaw depth on rill morphology and erosion amount in two common soil (black soil and albic soil). The thaw depth obtained the maximum range, which was the primary factor for the width-to-depth ratio of rills in the black soil; whereas, the flow rate obtained the maximum range as the primary factor for rill erosion in black soil and albic soil. The number of FT cycles had a minor effect on rill erosion in the two soils. Under the same conditions, the rill morphology showed a large difference between the two soils, and higher rill erosion occurred in albic soil than black soil. Rill erosion was relatively high in black soil and albic soil when the FT temperature fluctuated around 0°C during freezing-thawing. The water content exhibited a greater effect on rill erosion in black soil than in albic soil. The unthawed frozen layer could promote rill erosion during snowmelt period to some extent. The results could provide some reference for future study snowmelt-induced rill erosion mechanism and preventive measures.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09064710.2017.1304568rill erosionrill morphologysnowmelt erosionfreezing-thawingsnowmelt runoff
spellingShingle Haoming Fan
Yujia Liu
Xiuquan Xu
Min Wu
Lili Zhou
Simulation of rill erosion in black soil and albic soil during the snowmelt period
Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B, Soil and Plant Science
rill erosion
rill morphology
snowmelt erosion
freezing-thawing
snowmelt runoff
title Simulation of rill erosion in black soil and albic soil during the snowmelt period
title_full Simulation of rill erosion in black soil and albic soil during the snowmelt period
title_fullStr Simulation of rill erosion in black soil and albic soil during the snowmelt period
title_full_unstemmed Simulation of rill erosion in black soil and albic soil during the snowmelt period
title_short Simulation of rill erosion in black soil and albic soil during the snowmelt period
title_sort simulation of rill erosion in black soil and albic soil during the snowmelt period
topic rill erosion
rill morphology
snowmelt erosion
freezing-thawing
snowmelt runoff
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09064710.2017.1304568
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