The kinetic energy of rain measured with an optical disdrometer: An application to splash erosion

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 96, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 225-240

  Fernández Raga, María ^a   Fraile, Roberto ^a   Keizer, Jan Jacob ^b   Varela Teijeiro, María Eufemia ^b   Castro, Amaya ^a   Palencia, Covadonga ^a   Calvo, Ana I ^a   Koenders, Joost ^b   Da Costa Marques, Renata Liliana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Disdrometer; Raindrop size distribution; Rainfall kinetic energy; Splash erosion; Weather types

Indexed keywords

DISDROMETERS; FOREST PLANTATION; METEOROLOGICAL ANALYSIS; PORTUGAL; RAIN GAUGES; RAINDROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; RAINFALL CHARACTERISTICS; RAINFALL KINETIC ENERGY; REAL VALUES; SAMPLING PERIOD; SPHERICAL SHAPE; SPLASH EROSION; TOTAL KINETIC ENERGY; TOTAL RAINFALL;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; FORESTRY; GAGES; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; RAIN; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL CONSERVATION;

KINETIC ENERGY;

EROSION RATE; KINETIC ENERGY; PLANTATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINDROP; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; SHAPE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; THRESHOLD;

CONSERVATION; DISTRIBUTION; FORESTRY; KINETIC ENERGY; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; RAIN; SOIL;

AVEIRO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL;

EID: 77952321514     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2009.07.013     Document Type: Article

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