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Model of transferability for the rainfall erosivity factor

Authors: Ana Júlia Soares da Silva Barbosa, Claudio José Cavalcante Blanco, Adayana Maria Queiroz de Melo, Carlos Eduardo Aguiar de Souza Costa, Patrícia da Silva Holanda

Published in: Sustainable Water Resources Management | Issue 2/2023

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Empirical models such as the universal soil loss equation (USLE) are used to measure sediment production. Applying the USLE requires determining the rainfall erosivity factor R. This factor is calculated from the EI₃₀ value, which is based on semi-hourly rainfalls that are costly to obtain. In this study, a model for transposing the R factor from regions with semi-hourly rainfall data to regions with only daily rainfall data is proposed. EI₃₀ values were calculated and related to the rainfall coefficient R_c. Potential correlation model was fitted to these data and transposed to a second area within the same climatic region. Observed rainfall data in this area yielded an EI₃₀ of 9937.44 MJ mm ha⁻¹ h⁻¹. The transposed model gave an EI₃₀ of 11,052.04 MJ mm ha⁻¹ h⁻¹. The error is 10.08%, which indicates that the methodology is suitable for estimating erosivity factors for locations that lack semi-hourly rainfall data.

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Title: Model of transferability for the rainfall erosivity factor
Authors: Ana Júlia Soares da Silva Barbosa
Claudio José Cavalcante Blanco
Adayana Maria Queiroz de Melo
Carlos Eduardo Aguiar de Souza Costa
Patrícia da Silva Holanda
Publication date: 01-04-2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Sustainable Water Resources Management / Issue 2/2023
Print ISSN: 2363-5037
Electronic ISSN: 2363-5045
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40899-023-00833-2

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