scholarly journals Erosive rainfall in the Rio do Peixe Valley in Santa Catarina, Brazil: Part II - Characteristics and temporal distribution pattern

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (11) ◽  
pp. 780-784
Author(s):  
Álvaro J. Back ◽  
Augusto C. Pola ◽  
Nilzo I. Ladwig ◽  
Hugo Schwalm
Keyword(s):  
Kinetic Energy ◽  
Distribution Pattern ◽  
Precipitation Amount ◽  
Temporal Distribution ◽  
Maximum Intensity ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
Average Precipitation ◽  
Erosivity Index ◽  
Energy Maximum ◽  
Erosive Rainfall

ABSTRACT Exploring the characteristics of erosive rain is an important aspect of studying erosive processes, and it allows researchers to create more natural and realistic hydrological simulations. The objective of this study was to analyse the characteristics of erosive rain and to determine the temporal distribution pattern of erosive rainfall in the Valley of Rio do Peixe in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Daily pluviograms from the meteorological stations located in the cities Campos Novos, Videira, and Caçador in Santa Catarina from 1984 to 2014 were utilized for this study. By studying rainfall that is classified as erosive, the values of kinetic energy, maximum intensity in thirty minutes, and the value of EI30 erosivity index were determined. The rainfall was also classified according to the temporal distribution of rainfall in advanced, intermediate, and delayed patterns. Erosive rainfalls occur at a frequency of 53.3% advanced, 31.1% intermediate, and 15.6% delayed patterns. Erosive rainfall has an average precipitation amount of 25.5 mm, duration of 11.1 h, kinetic energy of 5.6 MJ ha-1, maximum intensity of 30 min of 17.7 mm h-1, and erosivity of 206.4 MJ mm ha-1 h-1. The highest frequency of erosive rainfall occurred in rainfalls lasting from 6 to 12 h (36.1%), followed by rainfalls lasting from 4 to 6 h (22.4%).

scholarly journals Erosivity of rainfall in Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 1890-1905 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jefferson Schick ◽  
Ildegardis Bertol ◽  
Neroli Pedro Cogo ◽  
Antonio Paz González
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Distribution ◽  
Daily Rainfall ◽  
Rainfall Erosivity ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Erosivity Index ◽  
Annual Total ◽  
Erosive Rainfall ◽  
Management And Conservation ◽  
Erosive Capacity

The erosive capacity of rainfall can be expressed by an index and knowing it allows recommendation of soil management and conservation practices to reduce water erosion. The objective of this study was to calculate various indices of rainfall erosivity in Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil, identify the best one, and discover its temporal distribution. The study was conducted at the Center of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, Lages, Santa Catarina, using daily rainfall charts from 1989 to 2012. Using the computer program Chuveros , 107 erosivity indices were obtained, which were based on maximum intensity in 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 135, 150, 165, 180, 210, and 240 min of duration and on the combination of these intensities with the kinetic energy obtained by the equations of Brown & Foster, Wagner & Massambani, and Wischmeier & Smith. The indices of the time period from 1993 to 2012 were correlated with the respective soil losses from the standard plot of the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) in order to select the erosivity index for the region. Erosive rainfall accounted for 83 % of the mean annual total volume of 1,533 mm. The erosivity index (R factor) of rainfall recommended for Lages is the EI30, whose mean annual value is 5,033 MJ mm ha-1 h-1, and of this value, 66 % occurs from September to February. Mean annual erosivity has a return period estimated at two years with a 50 % probability of occurrence.

scholarly journals Erosive rainfall in Rio do Peixe Valley in Santa Catarina, Brazil: Part I - Determination of the erosivity index

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (11) ◽  
pp. 774-779
Author(s):  
Álvaro J. Back ◽  
Augusto C. Pola ◽  
Nilzo I. Ladwig ◽  
Hugo Schwalm
Keyword(s):  
Rain Gauge ◽  
The State ◽  
Rainfall Data ◽  
Data Series ◽  
Rainfall Erosivity ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
R Factor ◽  
Erosivity Index ◽  
Erosive Rainfall

ABSTRACT This study aimed to determine the rainfall erosivity index in the Valley of Rio do Peixe, in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. The data series of three rain gauge stations in the cities of Campos Novos, Videira, and Caçador were used to determine the rainfall erosivity based on the EI30 index and to adjust the equations in order to estimate the EI30 value from the rainfall coefficient. On average, it was observed that erosive rains represents 81.4-88.5% of the annual precipitation. The adjusted equations can be used to estimate rainfall erosivity in locations with only rainfall data. The regional equation specified for the erosivity estimation is EI30 = 74.23 Rc0.8087. The R factor is 8,704.8; 7,340.8; and 6,387.1 MJ mm ha-1 h-1 year-1 for Campos Novos, Videira, and Caçador, respectively. In Campos Novos and Videira, the erosivity was classified as high, while in Caçador, it was classified as average.

scholarly journals Speleothem Stable Isotope Records from Eastern Europe & Turkey

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoltán Kern ◽  
Attila Demény ◽  
István Gábor Hatvani
Keyword(s):  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Oxygen Isotope ◽  
Temporal Resolution ◽  
Isotope Composition ◽  
Precipitation Amount ◽  
Temporal Distribution ◽  
Elevation Gradients ◽  
The Holocene ◽  
Carbon And Oxygen Isotope

The region of Eastern Europe & Turkey contributed to the SISAL (Speleothem Isotopes Synthesis and AnaLysis) global database with stable carbon- and oxygen isotope time-series from 18 entities from 14 cave systems. The currently available oldest record from this region is the ABA-2 flowstone record (Abaliget Cave; Hungary) reaching back to MIS 6. The temporal distribution of the compiled 18 entities points out a ~20-kyr-long period, centering around 100 ka, lacking speleothem stable isotope record in the region. The regional subset of SISAL_v1 records displays a continuous coverage for the past ~90 kyr for both δ18O and δ13C, with a mean temporal resolution of ~12 yr for the Holocene, and >50 yr for the pre-Holocene period. The highest temporal resolution both for the Holocene and the pre-Holocene was achieved in the So-1 record (Sofular Cave; Turkey). Assessing the data, an important split was found regarding the climatic interpretation of speleothem δ18O. While the oxygen isotope composition of more continental formations is thought to reflect mainly temperature variations and changes in moisture transport trajectories, it may strongly reflect fluctuations of precipitation amount in the southern part of the region. Variations of δ13C primarily interpreted as humidity changes reflecting dry/wet periods across the region. Elevation gradients from three non-overlapping time periods from the region - for the last 5kyr - indicated systematically prevailing elevational gradients around -0.26‰ 100m-1 in δ18O. The regional comparison of SISAL_v1 speleothem δ18O and the temporal distribution of coarsely crystalline cryogenic cave carbonate occurrences back to 45ka does not appear to confirm the finding that occurrence of the latter coincides with the warming from stadial to interstadial conditions.

scholarly journals Temporal Distribution of Gastropods In Rocky Intertidal Area In North Manokwari, West Papua

2019 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Dandi Saleky ◽  
Simon P.O Leatemia ◽  
Yuanike Yuanike ◽  
Irman Rumengan ◽  
I Nyoman Giri Putra
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Distribution Pattern ◽  
Similarity Index ◽  
Temporal Distribution ◽  
Population History ◽  
Rocky Intertidal ◽  
Systematic Sampling ◽  
Intertidal Area ◽  
Ecological Features ◽  
West Papua

Gastropods is an important organism that commonly found inhabiting the rocky intertidal area. Distribution pattern of this species is influenced by various factors such as population history, microhabitat, predation and a complex interactions between oceanographic dynamics and ecological features. This study aims to compare the temporal distribution pattern of gastropods at two different rocky intertidal area. This research was conducted at the rocky intertidal area of Amban and Nuni, North Manokwari District, West Papua. Data collection was performed during the daylight and night in April and June 2012 using systematic sampling method. The results showed that both physical and chemical factors are suite for supporting gastropods life. Furthermore, these factors seem to have an impact on gastropod zoning patterns observed in the study area. The similarity index values ​​indicate that the similarity of gastropod species between the two locations is low, which means that the species of gastropods found in each location is quite different. The community structure of gastropod at the study area is stable. In addition, we found that the gastropods diversity were higher during the night than the daylight because gastropods are classified as a nocturnal animals. Key Words: Gastropod; Rocky Intertidal; Community Structure; Nocturnal

scholarly journals Geostatistical modeling of “lethal coconut palm crown atrophy”, a new disease in the State of Pará

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (6supl2) ◽  
pp. 3603-3616
Author(s):  
Adriano da Silva Gama ◽  
◽  
Paulo Roberto Silva Farias ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Pattern ◽  
Temporal Distribution ◽  
Spherical Model ◽  
Coconut Palm ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Data Variability ◽  
Range Vector ◽  
Spatial Estimates ◽  
Spreading Disease ◽  
Kriging Maps

’Lethal Coconut Palm Crown Atrophy’ (LCCA) is a rapidly spreading disease in Brazil, capable of quickly killing coconut trees and threatening the commercial exploration of this plant. The objective of this work was to characterize the spatial and temporal distribution pattern of LCCA in green dwarf coconut commercial plantation areas, located the municipality of Santa Izabel, mesoregion of Northeastern Pará, Brazil. Surveys were carried out at monthly intervals between January 2014 and December 2018, checking for plants with LCCA-characteristic symptoms. Geostatistics was applied to perform spatial-temporal disease estimates based on semivariogram modeling and preparation of ordinary kriging maps. These spatial estimates are conducted through interpolations that characterize data variability in the area. The spherical model yielded the best fit to the spatial distribution of the disease, as it presented the best coefficient of determination (R²), with the range varying between 14m and 45m. The Spatial Dependence Index (SDI) was moderate in the evaluations carried out between 2014 and 2017 (in the 0.26-0.64 range), but not in 2018, when it was strong (0.23). The values of the clustering intensity of LCCA-symptomatic plants were estimated in non-sampled points. The spherical fit model of the data indicates an aggregated distribution pattern, shown by aggregation patches in the plantation, graded by values of dissemination intensity. The kriging maps allowed the observation that the disease expands between plants in the same line, suggesting the possibility of the presence of a short-range vector.

The effect of pre-detached particles on soil erodibilities associated with erosion by rain-impacted flows

Soil Research ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 127 ◽  
Author(s):  
PIA Kinnell
Keyword(s):  
Kinetic Energy ◽  
Fine Particles ◽  
Low Flow ◽  
Coarse Particles ◽  
Dynamic Nature ◽  
Soil Matrix ◽  
Degree Of Protection ◽  
Runoff Rate ◽  
Erosivity Index ◽  
Underlying Soil

In shallow rain-impacted flows, particles detached from the soil matrix will produce a layer of pre-detached particles on an eroding surface when entrainment by flow is absent. This layer provides a degree of protection to the underlying soil matrix and material from the layer also contributes to the discharge of sediment across the downstream boundary of an eroding area. The development and effects of the layer are dynamic. The layer tends to be more protective at low flow velocities and with coarse particles than at high velocities and with fine particles. The ease by which particles can be detached from the soil matrix also influences the development of the layer. The dynamic nature of the layer results in the susceptibility of a surface to erosion by rain-impacted flow varying in time and space. The consequence of this is examined with respect to erodibilities associated with an erosivity index that is based on the product of runoff rate and the rate of expenditure of rainfall kinetic energy.

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