Rainfall erosivity index for the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission site

Rainfall erosivity is the potential ability for rainfall to cause soil loss. The purpose of this study was to estimate the rainfall erosivity index for the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission site in order to compute the surface erosion rate. Monthly rainfall data, for the period 2003–2012 were used to c...

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Autores principales: Essel, Paul, Glover, Eric T., Yeboah, Serwaa, Adjei-Kyereme, Yaw, Yawo, Israel Nutifafa Doyi, Nyarku, Mawutoli, Asumadu-Sakyi, Godfred S., Gbeddy, Gustav Kudjoe, Agyiri, Yvette Agyiriba, Ameho, Evans Mawuli, Aberikae, Emmanuel Atule
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2016
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4833768/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27119069
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40064-016-2100-1
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Sumario:Rainfall erosivity is the potential ability for rainfall to cause soil loss. The purpose of this study was to estimate the rainfall erosivity index for the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission site in order to compute the surface erosion rate. Monthly rainfall data, for the period 2003–2012 were used to compute annual rainfall erosivity indices for the site, using the Modified Fournier index. Values of the annual rainfall erosivity indices ranged from 73.5 mm for 2004 to 200.4 mm for the year 2003 with a mean annual erosivity index of 129.8 mm for the period. The Pearson’s Coefficient of Correlation was used to establish the relationship between annual rainfall and annual rainfall erosivity. This showed a high degree of positive relationship (r = 0.7) for the study area. The computed mean annual erosivity index revealed that the site is in the high erosion risk zone. Therefore, it is necessary to develop soil protection and management strategies to protect the soil from erosion.

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