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Conversion of Relative Field Erodibility to Annual Soil Loss by Wind
Author(s) -
Chepil W. S.
Publication year - 1960
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1960.03615995002400020022x
Subject(s) - soil loss , environmental science , acre , hydrology (agriculture) , field (mathematics) , table (database) , atmospheric sciences , soil science , geology , agroforestry , erosion , mathematics , geotechnical engineering , paleontology , computer science , pure mathematics , data mining
Relative field erodibility based on many previous wind tunnel and field measurements is merely an index of the quantity of soil loss that would occur under certain climatic conditions. This paper, based on additional measurements, shows the relationship between the relative field erodibility and the quantity of soil loss and presents a table for converting the relative field erodibility, as determined from seven major factors, to soil loss in tons per acre per annum as would occur under climatic conditions such as existed in the vicinity of Garden City, Kansas, during the years 1954 through 1956.