RAINFALL INTENSITY AND EROSIVE POTENTIALITY IN THE NE SPAIN MEDITERRANEAN AREA - 1ST RESULTS ON SUSTAINABILITY OF VINEYARDS

Authors
RAMOS MC PORTA J
Citation
Mc. Ramos et J. Porta, RAINFALL INTENSITY AND EROSIVE POTENTIALITY IN THE NE SPAIN MEDITERRANEAN AREA - 1ST RESULTS ON SUSTAINABILITY OF VINEYARDS, Nuovo cimento della Societa italiana di fisica. C, Geophysics and space physics, 17(3), 1994, pp. 291-299
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Geosciences, Interdisciplinary","Astronomy & Astrophysics
Journal title
Nuovo cimento della Societa italiana di fisica. C, Geophysics and space physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
11241896
Volume
17
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
291 - 299
Database
ISI
SICI code
1124-1896(1994)17:3<291:RIAEPI>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
The Mediterranean climate, characterized by heavy rainfall very irregu larly distributed over the year, together with soil features, are the main causes of soil erosion problems in NE Spain. The main landuse in this area is vineyard crop for the production of high-quality wines. I n order to develop control strategies, the erosive nature of rainfall has been analysed using data gathered at one pluviographic station loc ated in Masquefa (Barcelona) and the technical conditioning factors ha ve been discussed. Studies have been carried out on kinetic-energy dis tribution over the year and the erosive character of rainfall, represe nted by the R-factor.