Soil roughness and overland flow
Year: 2000
Type: article
Abstract: Soil surface roughness affects surface depression storage, water infiltration, overland flow velocity as well as overland flow organisation. This paper attempts to give an overview of our knowledge of the effects of roughness on surface runoff and to indicate areas where further research is most needed. The relationship between soil surface roughness and depression storage is relatively well understood. On the other hand, few studies exist on the relationship between roughness and the infiltration characteristics of a tilled surface, although this may be more important. Insights, which have been developed over the past few years, may in the near future lead to a better prediction of the hydraulic resistance of interrill and concentrated overland flow. Recent studies have also provided important information on the effects of roughness on runoff patterns.
Source: Agronomie
DOI: 10.1051/agro:2000114
Institutions: KU Leuven, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research
Language: English
Subfield: Soil Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2015629512