Global rainfall erosivity assessment based on high-temporal resolution rainfall records

Abstract The exposure of the Earth’s surface to the energetic input of rainfall is one of the key factors controlling water erosion. While water erosion is identified as the most serious cause of soil degradation globally, global patterns of rainfall erosivity remain poorly quantified and estimates have large uncertainties. This hampers the implementation of effective soil degradation mitigation and restoration strategies. Quantifying rainfall erosivity is challenging as it requires high temporal resolution(<30 min) and high fidelity rainfall recordings. We present the results of an extensive global data collection effort whereby we estimated rainfall erosivity for 3,625 stations covering 63 countries. This…

• CN
  Centro Nacional de Investigaciones de Café
• MO
  Ministry of Earth Sciences
• KM
  Korea Meteorological Administration
• UD
  Universidad de Costa Rica
• LM
  Lomonosov Moscow State University
• NO
  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration