Frequency-magnitude distributions for soil erosion, runoff and rainfall - a comparative analysis

Magnitude and frequency in geomorphology

Auteurs :
BOARDMAN, J.
FAVIS-MORTLOCK, D.
CROZIER, M.

Description :
This study analyses frequency-magnitude distributions of rainfall, runoff and erosion from sites in the UK, Belgium, Canada and the USA. Frequency-magnitude distributions of rainfall appear to be a poor predictor of distributions of runoff or soil loss. Site-specific influences appear to affect distributions of erosion to a greater extent than distributions of runoff. The results of this study suggest links with recent theoretical work on self-organised criticality.


Type de document :
Congrès

Source :
International Conference on geomorphology, 4, Bologna, Italie, 1997-08-28, Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie. Supplementband, issn : 0044-2798, 1999, n°. 115, p. 51-70, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 39 ref.

Date :
1999

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Berlin ; Stuttgart, Borntraeger