Raindrop impact: A neglected but potentially major contributor to particle mobilization in soils

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1446-1456

  Bilders, C L ^a   Grymonprez, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARE SOILS; CLAY PARTICLES; CUMULATIVE RAINFALL; CURRENT MODELING; DROP IMPACT; FIRST ORDER EQUATIONS; INTERRILL EROSION; KEY PROCESS; PARTICLE RELEASE; PREDICTIVE CAPACITY; RAINDROP IMPACT; RESEARCH COMMUNITIES; SIMULATED RAINFALL;

DROPS; EROSION; RAIN; SOILS; WATER CONTENT;

AGGLOMERATION;

AGGREGATION; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; BARE SOIL; CLAY SOIL; COLLOID; EQUATION; KINETIC ENERGY; MOBILIZATION; RAINDROP; SEALING; SILT; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL EROSION; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL WATER; TILLAGE; TOPSOIL;

EID: 77957036366     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2009.0245     Document Type: Article

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