Spatio-temporal variation characteristics of the rainfall erosivity in He-Long region during last 30 years
Liu Jianxiang, Li Zhiguang, Zhang Xiaoping, Li Rui, Xu Xiaohong, Zhou Hongwen
1.The State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation,Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, 712100, Yangling, Shaanxi; 2.Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing; 3.Soil and Water Conservation Monitoring Centre, Ministry of Water Resources,100053, Beijing; 4.Soil and Water Conservation Institute of Jilin Province, 130033, Changchun; 5.Hydrology Bureau of Yellow River Water Conservancy Commission, 450004, Zhengzhou: China
Abstract：To evaluate the rainfall erosivity quantificationally as accurate as possible, subsequently to estimate the potential capacity of rainfall-induced soil erosion, daily precipitation data was collected from 96 meteorological stations of every county in He-Long section of the middle reaches of Yellow River during 1981 -2010. Based on the rainfall erosivity model of half month, the spatio-temporal variations of rainfall erosivity at half month, month, season and year scale were analyzed. Results indicated that: 1) Rainfall erosivity at the second half of July, August, and summer were greatest at the corresponding time scales.Average annual rainfall erosivity increased from northwest to southeast at space. 2) Annual rainfall erosivity showed decreasing trend overall, and the area of rainfall erosivity reduced occupies 68.45% of the whole area. In addition, the rainfall erosivity reduced in the first half of July made the largest contribution to the decrease of the annual rainfall erosivity. 3) The increasing area of annual rainfall erosivity mainly located at the northwest and southeast of the He-Long region, moreover, rainfall erosivity in the first half of July showing increasing trend only covered 1.12% of the total area.
2013, Vol. 11 
