Surface runoff simulation to mitigate the impact of soil erosion, case study of Třebsín (Czech Republic)

The relation between soil erosion and its redistribution on land strictly depends on the process of surface runoff formation during intensive rainfall. Therefore, interrupting and reducing continuous surface runoff, using adequate conservation measures, may be implemented in order to reduce the shea...

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Main Authors: Pavel KOVÁŘ, Darina VAŠŠOVÁ, Miloslav JANEČEK
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Language:English
Published: Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences 2012-09-01
Series:Soil and Water Research
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Online Access:https://swr.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/swr-201203-0001_surface-runoff-simulation-to-mitigate-the-impact-of-soil-erosion-case-study-of-trebsin-czech-republic.php
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author Pavel KOVÁŘ
Darina VAŠŠOVÁ
Miloslav JANEČEK
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description The relation between soil erosion and its redistribution on land strictly depends on the process of surface runoff formation during intensive rainfall. Therefore, interrupting and reducing continuous surface runoff, using adequate conservation measures, may be implemented in order to reduce the shear stress of flowing water. This paper describes the outcomes of the KINFIL model simulation in assessing the runoff from extreme rainfall on hill slopes. The model is a physically based and parameter distributed 3D model that was applied at the Třebsín experimental station in the Czech Republic. This model was used for the first time to simulate the impact of surface runoff caused by natural or sprinkler-made intensive rains on four of the seven different experimental plots. The plots involved in the analysis contain a variety of soils which are covered with different field crops. At this stage, the model parameters comprise saturated hydraulic conductivity, field capacity, sorptivity, plot geometry and surface roughness reflecting the Třebsín experimental plots. These parameters were verified on observed data. All seven plots had the same slope angle, but two of them were vulnerable to surface runoff due to their soil hydraulic parameters. There were rapidly increasing depths and velocities which consequently caused a higher shear stress for splashing soil particles downstream. The paper provides further information and data concerning the relationships between the depth of water and its velocity on the slopes of certain roughness. It also provides information concerning shear stress and shear velocity values, compared with their critical values depending on the soil particle distribution. This approach is more physically based than the traditional method of Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE).
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spelling doaj.art-ee6b0fa07f654cd09f798b0536689be12023-02-23T03:48:20ZengCzech Academy of Agricultural SciencesSoil and Water Research1801-53951805-93842012-09-0173859610.17221/50/2011-SWRswr-201203-0001Surface runoff simulation to mitigate the impact of soil erosion, case study of Třebsín (Czech Republic)Pavel KOVÁŘ0Darina VAŠŠOVÁ1Miloslav JANEČEK2Department of Land Use and Improvement, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Land Use and Improvement, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Land Use and Improvement, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech RepublicThe relation between soil erosion and its redistribution on land strictly depends on the process of surface runoff formation during intensive rainfall. Therefore, interrupting and reducing continuous surface runoff, using adequate conservation measures, may be implemented in order to reduce the shear stress of flowing water. This paper describes the outcomes of the KINFIL model simulation in assessing the runoff from extreme rainfall on hill slopes. The model is a physically based and parameter distributed 3D model that was applied at the Třebsín experimental station in the Czech Republic. This model was used for the first time to simulate the impact of surface runoff caused by natural or sprinkler-made intensive rains on four of the seven different experimental plots. The plots involved in the analysis contain a variety of soils which are covered with different field crops. At this stage, the model parameters comprise saturated hydraulic conductivity, field capacity, sorptivity, plot geometry and surface roughness reflecting the Třebsín experimental plots. These parameters were verified on observed data. All seven plots had the same slope angle, but two of them were vulnerable to surface runoff due to their soil hydraulic parameters. There were rapidly increasing depths and velocities which consequently caused a higher shear stress for splashing soil particles downstream. The paper provides further information and data concerning the relationships between the depth of water and its velocity on the slopes of certain roughness. It also provides information concerning shear stress and shear velocity values, compared with their critical values depending on the soil particle distribution. This approach is more physically based than the traditional method of Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE).https://swr.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/swr-201203-0001_surface-runoff-simulation-to-mitigate-the-impact-of-soil-erosion-case-study-of-trebsin-czech-republic.phphydrological modelshear stressshear velocitysoil loss
spellingShingle Pavel KOVÁŘ
Darina VAŠŠOVÁ
Miloslav JANEČEK
Surface runoff simulation to mitigate the impact of soil erosion, case study of Třebsín (Czech Republic)
Soil and Water Research
hydrological model
shear stress
shear velocity
soil loss
title Surface runoff simulation to mitigate the impact of soil erosion, case study of Třebsín (Czech Republic)
title_full Surface runoff simulation to mitigate the impact of soil erosion, case study of Třebsín (Czech Republic)
title_fullStr Surface runoff simulation to mitigate the impact of soil erosion, case study of Třebsín (Czech Republic)
title_full_unstemmed Surface runoff simulation to mitigate the impact of soil erosion, case study of Třebsín (Czech Republic)
title_short Surface runoff simulation to mitigate the impact of soil erosion, case study of Třebsín (Czech Republic)
title_sort surface runoff simulation to mitigate the impact of soil erosion case study of trebsin czech republic
topic hydrological model
shear stress
shear velocity
soil loss
url https://swr.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/swr-201203-0001_surface-runoff-simulation-to-mitigate-the-impact-of-soil-erosion-case-study-of-trebsin-czech-republic.php
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