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Provedor de dados: 	90	
País: 	Brazil	
Título: 	Rainfall erosivity and rainfall return period in the experimental watershed of Aracruz, in the coastal plain of Espirito Santo, Brazil	
Autores: 	Martins,Sérgio Gualberto; Avanzi,Junior Cesar; Silva,Marx Leandro Naves; Curi,Nilton; Norton,Lloyd Darrell; Fonseca,Sebastião.	
Data: 	2010-06-01	
Ano: 	2010	
Palavras-chave: 	Kinetic energy; R-factor; USLE; Recurrence interval; Probability of occurrence.	
Resumo: 	Knowledge on the factors influencing water erosion is fundamental for the choice of the best land use practices. Rainfall, expressed by rainfall erosivity, is one of the most important factors of water erosion. The objective of this study was to determine rainfall erosivity and the return period of rainfall in the Coastal Plains region, near Aracruz, a town in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil, based on available data. Rainfall erosivity was calculated based on historic rainfall data, collected from January 1998 to July 2004 at 5 min intervals, by automatic weather stations of the Aracruz Cellulose S.A company. A linear regression with individual rainfall and erosivity data was fit to obtain an equation that allowed data extrapolation to calculate individual erosivity for a 30-year period. Based on this data the annual average rainfall erosivity in Aracruz was 8,536 MJ mm ha-1 h-1 yr-1. Of the total annual rainfall erosivity 85 % was observed in the most critical period October to March. Annual erosive rains accounted for 38 % of the events causing erosion, although the runoff volume represented 88 % of the total. The annual average rainfall erosivity return period was estimated to be 3.4 years.	
Tipo: 	Info:eu-repo/semantics/other	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-06832010000300042	
Editor: 	Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo	
Relação: 	10.1590/S0100-06832010000300042	
Formato: 	text/html	
Fonte: 	Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo  v.34 n.3 2010	
Fonte: 	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess