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Rainfall Intensity‐Kinetic Energy Relationships for Soil Loss Prediction
Author(s) -
Kinnell P.I.A.
Publication year - 1981
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/sssaj1981.03615995004500010033x
Subject(s) - kinetic energy , intensity (physics) , environmental science , soil loss , soil science , atmospheric sciences , geology , physics , erosion , geomorphology , optics , quantum mechanics
Some of the inadequacies of equations used to describe rainfall intensity‐kinetic energy relationships are discussed in connection with intensity‐kinetic energy relationships in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and at Miami, Florida. The relationships between the kinetic energy per unit quantity of rain ( E RA ) and rainfall intensity ( I ) at these two locations are expressed best by the equation E RA = z (1‐ pe ‐M ) where e is the base of natural logarithms and z, p, and h are empirical constants.