Infiltration Rate and Sediment Production Trends on a Plowed Big Sagebrush Site

Gerald F. Gifford

doi:10.2307/3896666

Influence of Soil, Vegetation, and Grazing Management on Infiltration Rate and Sediment Production of Edwards Plateau Rangeland

Journal of Range Management ◽

10.2307/3897380 ◽

1979 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

pp. 33 ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

W. Allan McGinty ◽

Fred E. Smeins ◽

Leo B. Merrill

Keyword(s):

Infiltration Rate ◽

Grazing Management ◽

Edwards Plateau ◽

Sediment Production

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Karst bare slope soil erosion and soil quality: a simulation case study

Solid Earth ◽

10.5194/se-6-985-2015 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 985-995 ◽

Cited By ~ 41

Author(s):

Q. Dai ◽

Z. Liu ◽

H. Shao ◽

Z. Yang

Keyword(s):

Soil Erosion ◽

Surface Runoff ◽

Rainfall Intensity ◽

Infiltration Rate ◽

Soil Infiltration ◽

Seepage Rate ◽

Rainfall Duration ◽

Sediment Production ◽

Correlation Degree ◽

Slope Runoff

Abstract. The influence on soil erosion by different bedrock bareness ratios, different rainfall intensities, different underground pore fissure degrees and rainfall duration are researched through manual simulation of microrelief characteristics of karst bare slopes and underground karst crack construction in combination with artificial simulation of rainfall experiment. The results show that firstly, when the rainfall intensity is small (30 and 50 mm h−1), no bottom load loss is produced on the surface, and surface runoff, underground runoff and sediment production are increased with the increasing of rainfall intensity. Secondly, surface runoff and sediment production reduced with increased underground pore fissure degree, while underground runoff and sediment production increased. Thirdly, raindrops hit the surface, forming a crust with rainfall duration. The formation of crusts increases surface runoff erosion and reduces soil infiltration rate. This formation also increases surface-runoff-erosion-damaged crust and increased soil seepage rate. Raindrops continued to hit the surface, leading the formation of crust. Soil permeability showed volatility which was from reduction to increases, reduction, and so on. Surface and subsurface runoff were volatile with rainfall duration. Fourthly, when rock bareness ratio is 50 % and rainfall intensities are 30 and 50 mm h−1, runoff is not produced on the surface, and the slope runoff and sediment production present a fluctuating change with increased rock bareness ratio. Fifthly, the correlation degree between the slope runoff and sediment production and all factors are as follows: rainfall intensity-rainfall duration-underground pore fissure degree–bedrock bareness ratio.

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Karst bare slope soil erosion and soil quality: a simulation case study

Solid Earth Discussions ◽

10.5194/sed-7-1639-2015 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 1639-1671

Author(s):

Q. Dai ◽

Z. Liu ◽

H. Shao ◽

Z. Yang

Keyword(s):

Soil Erosion ◽

Surface Runoff ◽

Rainfall Intensity ◽

Infiltration Rate ◽

Soil Infiltration ◽

Seepage Rate ◽

Rainfall Duration ◽

Sediment Production ◽

Correlation Degree ◽

Slope Runoff

Abstract. The influence on soil erosion by different bedrock bareness ratios, different rainfall intensities, different underground pore fissure degrees and rainfall duration are researched through manual simulation of microrelief characteristics of karst bare slopes and underground karst crack construction in combination with artificial simulation of rainfall experiment. The results show that firstly, when the rainfall intensity is small (30 and 50 mm h−1), no bottom load loss is produced on the surface, and surface and underground runoff and sediment production is increased with the increasing of rainfall intensity; secondly, surface runoff and sediment production reduced with increased underground pore fissure degree, while underground runoff and sediment production increased; thirdly, raindrops hit the surface, forming a crust with rainfall duration. The formation of crusts increases surface runoff erosion and reduces soil infiltration rate. Increasing of surface runoff erosion damaged crust and increased soil seepage rate. Raindrops continued to hit the surface, leading the formation of crust. Soil permeability showed volatility which were from reduction to increases and reduction, and so on. Surface and subsurface runoff were volatility with rainfall duration; fourthly, when rock bareness ratio is 50% and rainfall intensities are 30 and 50 mm h−1, runoff is not produced on the surface, and the slope runoff and sediment production presents a fluctuating change with increased rock bareness ratio; fifthly, the correlation degree between the slope runoff and sediment production and all factors are as follows: rainfall intensity > rainfall duration > underground pore fissure degree > bed rock bareness ratio.

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Sediment production and soil water infiltration under different simulated rainfall characteristics

Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental ◽

10.1590/1807-1929/agriambi.v23n8p572-578 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 23 (8) ◽

pp. 572-578

Author(s):

Wilk S. de Almeida ◽

Daniel F. de Carvalho ◽

Fernandes A. C. Pereira ◽

Janaína R. C. Rouws

Keyword(s):

Surface Runoff ◽

Infiltration Rate ◽

Water Infiltration ◽

Soil Tillage ◽

Rainfall Characteristics ◽

Sediment Production ◽

Randomized Design ◽

Production Water ◽

Soil Water Infiltration ◽

Completely Randomized Design

ABSTRACT The study was carried out to evaluate sediment production, water infiltration and surface runoff in an Ultisol under simulated rainfalls with similar erosivity, but different combinations of intensity (Int) and duration (Dur). The rainfalls were applied after soil tillage in the period from August to September 2017, in Seropédica, RJ State, Brazil. Using a computer program, the treatments were defined from the erosivity calculated for a rainfall with intensity of 60 mm h-1 and duration of 60 min, resulting in the other combinations of Int and Dur: 44.5 mm h-1 and 106 min; 53.5 mm h-1 and 78 min; 66.9 mm h-1 and 48 min; and 76.5 mm h-1 and 38 min, in a completely randomized design with five repetitions. Sediment production varied from 2.17 to 6.11 g m-2, respectively, in the treatments with Int 53.5 mm h-1 and Dur 78 min and Int 44.5 mm h-1 and Dur 106 min. Stable infiltration rate (mm h-1) were 21.6, 37.7, 31.4, 29.5, and 22.4, respectively, in the treatments Int 44.5 mm h-1 and Dur 106 min; Int 53.5 mm h-1 and Dur 78 min; Int 60.4 mm h-1 and Dur 60 min; Int 66.9 mm h-1 and Dur 48 min; and Int 76.5 mm h-1 and Dur 38 min. The different combinations of intensity and duration of rainfalls with similar erosivity change sediment production, but do not significantly influence surface runoff and water infiltration in the soil.

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Runoff and sediment yield under simulated rainfall on hillslopes in the Loess Plateau of China

Soil Research ◽

10.1071/sr12239 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 51 (1) ◽

pp. 50 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Xining Zhao ◽

Pute Wu ◽

Xiaoli Chen ◽

Matthew J. Helmers ◽

Xiaobo Zhou

Keyword(s):

Production Rate ◽

Loess Plateau ◽

Sediment Yield ◽

Infiltration Rate ◽

Water Shortage ◽

Sediment Production ◽

Runoff Reduction ◽

Hilly Region ◽

Runoff Rate ◽

Natural Grassland

Runoff volume, sediment yield and infiltration on hillslope in the hilly region of Loess Plateau were studied using a rainfall simulator. Two land cover (natural grassland, NG, and bare hillslope, BS) and three different rainfall intensities (2.0, 1.5, 0.75 mm min–1) were implemented. The runoff time of the NG2.0 treatment was 4.8 min earlier, the average infiltration rate was 5.60% lower, the runoff rate was 1.12 times higher and the sediment production rate was 3.28 times lower than those in the BS2.0 treatment. The runoff time for the NG1.5 and the NG0.75 treatments were 6 and 27 min slower, respectively, the average infiltration rate were 10.78 and 23.52% higher, respectively, the runoff rate were 1.67 and 4.25 times lower, respectively, and the sediment production rate were 5.21 and 16.75 times lower, respectively, than those for the BS1.5 and BS0.75 treatments. The effects of slope on sediment reduction were significantly greater than the effects of its runoff reduction, and there occurred more significant sediment-reducing effects with the decrease of rainfall intensity. Efficient use of rainfall runoff in the natural grassland at high intensity should be taken into considerations especially under current conditions of the co-existing drought-caused water shortage and soil erosion in the loess hilly regions.

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