https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 Transport time scales in soil erosion modeling https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:32276 Thu 17 May 2018 15:08:19 AEST ]]> Effect of soil surface roughness on infiltration water, ponding and runoff on tilled soils under rainfall simulation experiments https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:47516 o and 15o was used under simulated rainfall, and a smooth surface served as a control. Rainfall intensities were 60 and 120 mm h -1 , and two soil erosion periods, overland flow erosion period (OFEP) and rill flow erosion period (RFEP), were monitored for each rainfall intensity. The results showed that for OFEP, infiltration water was 58% and 76% of the total rainwater on the rough surfaces and was approximately 1.5 and 2 times greater than that on the smooth surfaces for the different rainfall intensities. The surface runoff was consistently small for the OFEP but significantly increased for the RFEP. For example, for the RFEP, the amount of surface runoff was up to 78.66% of the total rainwater on the rough surfaces under rainfall of 120 mm h -1 in intensity. The amount of rainwater stored in surface depressions was significantly less than infiltration water and surface runoff for all conditions. The mean transformation ratio of rainwater into surface depression storage, infiltration water and surface runoff in the OFEP and RFEP was 0.07:0.49:0.44 for the rough surfaces and 0.01:0.29:0.70 for the smooth surfaces. For the tilled surfaces, more than 50% of rainwater was be harvested through tillage technique during a rainfall event, whereas for the smooth surfaces, only 29% of rainwater. Our result will be useful when evaluating the impact of tillage on soil moisture content and even studying soil erosion in agriculture land.]]> Mon 23 Jan 2023 12:15:46 AEDT ]]>