[1]WU Bing,SHAO Ming-an,MAO Tian-xu,et al.Effects of Slope Gradient on Runoff and Sediment Process in Stony Soil by Stimulated Rainfall[J].Research of Soil and Water Conservation,2010,17(05):54-58.
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Research of Soil and Water Conservation[ISSN 1005-3409/CN 61-1272/P] Volume:
17
Number of periods:
2010 05
Page number:
54-58
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Public date:
2010-10-20
- Title:
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Effects of Slope Gradient on Runoff and Sediment Process in Stony Soil by Stimulated Rainfall
- Author(s):
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WU Bing1, SHAO Ming-an1,2, MAO Tian-xu1, ZHU Yuan-jun2
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1. College of Resources and Environment, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China;
2. Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- Keywords:
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rainfall; runoff; sediment yield; gravel contents; slope gradient
- CLC:
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S152.7;S157
- DOI:
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- Abstract:
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Investigation on the process of runoff and sediment in stony soil can help to understand soil and water process in this kind soil and also provide significant soil parameters for soil erosion process-modeling. In this study, the processes of runoff and sediment in soil containing gravels under three slope gradients were analyzed by simulated rainfall experiments. The results indicated that the runoff in stony soil increased obviously during 0~20 min and then became steady. The effect of gradient on runoff was weakened with the increasing of gravels in the soils. The peak period of sediment generation appeared between 0~20 min. The sediment yields generated during this stage accounted for a considerable proportion to the total. When the gradient reached 15°, the sediment yields of soils with the gravel contents of 20%, 30% and 40% increased again after 30 min. And total soil sediment yields under this gradient increased greatly compared with others. In the experiments, the gradient of the slope dominated the sediment yield.