A validation test of WEPP to predict runoff and soil loss from a pineapple farm on a sandy soil in subtropical Queensland, Australia

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 537-554

  Yu, B ^a   Ciesiolka, C A A ^b   Rose, C W ^a   Coughlan, K J ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Department of Natural Resources ^*  (Australia)

^c ACIAR   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; RUNOFF; SANDY SOIL; SOIL EROSION;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 0034080192     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR99104     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. Ascough JC II, Deer-Ascough LA, Weesies GA (1998) CPIDS: a plant parameter selection program for erosion prediction modeling. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 20, 263-276.
2. Bartholomew DP, Malézieux EP (1994) Pineapple. In 'Handbook of environmental physiology of fruit crops. Vol II: Sub-tropical and tropical crops'. (Eds B Schaffer, PC Andersen) pp. 243-291. (CRC Press: Boca Ratan, FL)
3. Bethea RM, Rhinehart RR (1991) 'Applied engineering statistics.' (Marcel Dekker, Inc.: New York)
4. Bureau of Meteorology (1989) 'Climate of Australia.' (AGPS: Canberra)
5. Chiew FHS, McMahon TA (1993) Data and rainfall-runoff modelling in Australia. In 'Hydrology and water resources symposium', pp. 305-31. Institute of Engineers Australia, National Conference Publication No. 93/14.
6. Ciesiolka CA, Coughlan KJ, Rose CW, Escalante MC, Hashim GM, Panningbatan EP Jr, Sombatpanit S (1995a) Methodology for a multi-country study of soil erosion management. Soil Technology 8, 179-192.
7. Ciesiolka CA, Coughlan KJ, Rose CW, Smith GD (1995b) Erosion and hydrology of steeplands under commercial pineapple production. Soil Technology 8, 243-258.
8. Coughlan, KJ (1997) Description of sites, experimental treatments and methodology. In 'A new soil conservation methodology and application to cropping systems in tropical steeplands'. (Eds KJ Coughlan, CW Rose) ACIAR Technical Report No. 40. pp. 3-8. (ACIAR: Canberra)
9. Coughlan KJ, Rose CW (1997) Field experiment results - runoff, soil loss and crop yield. In 'A new soil conservation methodology and application to cropping systems in tropical steeplands'. (Eds KJ Coughlan, CW Rose) ACIAR Technical Report No. 40. pp. 9-23. (ACIAR: Canberra)
10. Deer-Ascough LA, Weesies GA, Ascough JC II, Laflen JM (1995) Plant parameter database for erosion prediction models. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 11, 659-666.
11. Favis-Mortlock DT, Quinton JN, Dickinson WT (1996) The GCTE validation of soil erosion models for global change studies. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 51, 397-403.
12. Ghidey F, Alberts, EE (1996) Comparison of measured and WEPP predicted runoff and soil loss for Midwest claypan soil. Transactions of the ASAE 39, 1395-1402.
13. Glanville TJ, Titmarsh G, Sallaway MM, Mason F, Egan BT (1997) Soil erosion in caneland tillage systems. In 'Proceedings of the 1997 Conference of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists', pp. 254-262. (Cairns, Queensland)
14. King KW, Richardson CW, Williams JR (1996) Simulation of sediment and nutrient loss on a vertisol with conservation tillage practices. Transactions of the ASAE 39, 34-38.
15. Klik A, Hebel B, Zartl A, Rosner J (1997) Measured vs. WEPP simulated runoff and erosion from differently tilled plots. In 'ASAE Annual International Meeting'. 10 pp. Minneapolis, MN.
16. Laflen JM, Lane LJ, Foster GR (1991) WEPP. A new technology of erosion prediction technology. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 46, 34-38.
17. Laflen JM, Elliot WJ, Flanagan DC, Meyer CR, Nearing MA (1997) WEPP-predicting water erosion using a process-based model. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 52, 96-102.
18. Lane LJ, Renard KG, Foster GR, Laflen JM (1992) Development and application of modern soil erosion prediction technology - The USDA experience. Australian Journal of Soil Research 30, 893-912.
19. Nash JE, Sutcliffe JV (1970) River flow forecasting through conceptual models. Part I: A discussion of principles. Journal of Hydrology 10, 282-290.
20. Numez M (1990) 'Satellite estimation of regional solar energy statistics for Australian capital cities.' Meteorological Study No. 39. Bureau of Meteorology. (AGPS: Canberra)
21. Povilaitis A, Robichaud P, Dumbrauskas A, Tumas R, Ruseckas J, Heatwole C (1995) Erosion prediction in the Republic of Lithuania with the WEPP model. In 'Water quality modeling: Proceedings of the International Symposium', pp. 333-340. Orlando, FL.
22. Py C, Lacoeuilhe JJ, Teisson C (1987) 'The Pineapple: Cultivation and Uses.' (GP Maisonneuve et Larose: Paris)
23. Renard KJ, Foster GA, Weesies GA, McCool DK (1997) 'Predicting soil erosion by water: A guide to conservation planning with the revised universal soil loss equation (RUSLE).' USDA Agriculture Handbook No. 703. (US Government Printing Office: Washington DC)
24. Risse LM, Liu BY, Nearing MA (1995) Using curve numbers to determine baseline values of Green-Ampt effective hydraulic conductivities. Water Resources Bulletin 31, 147-158.
25. Sanford WG (1962) Pineapple crop-log: concept and development. Better Crops Plant Food 46, 32-43.
26. Soto B, Diaz-Fierros F (1998) Runoff and soil erosion from areas of burnt scrub: comparison of experimental results with those predicted by the WEPP model. Catena 31, 257-270.
27. Tiwari AK, Risse LM, Nearing MA (1998) Validation of WEPP model. In 'ASAE Annual International Meeting'. Orlando, FL.
28. WEPP (1995) 'Technical documentation and WEPP user summary'. (Eds DC Flanagan, MA Nearing). NSERL Report No. 10 & 11. (USDA-ARS-MWA: West Lafayette, IN)
29. Yu B, Rose CW, Coughlan KJ, Fentie B (1997) Plot-scale rainfall-runoff characteristics and modeling at six sites in Australia and southeast Asia. Transactions of the ASAE 40, 1295-1303.
30. Yu B, Cakurs U, Rose CW (1998) An assessment of methods for estimating runoff rates at the plot scale. Transactions of the ASAE 41, 653-661.
31. Yu B (1999) A comparison of the Green-Ampt and a spatially variable infiltration model for natural storm events. Transactions of the ASAE 42, 89-97.
32. Zhang XC, Nearing MA, Risse LM (1995a) Estimation of Green-Ampt conductivity parameters: Part I. Row crops. Transactions of the ASAE 38, 1069-1077.
33. Zhang XC, Nearing MA, Risse LM (1995b) Estimation of Green-Ampt conductivity parameters: Part II. Perennial crops. Transactions of the ASAE 38, 1079-1087.
34. Zhang XC, Nearing MA, Risse LM, McGregor KC (1996) Evaluation of WEPP runoff and soil loss predictions using natural runoff plot data. Transactions of the ASAE 39, 855-863.