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Background
http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/17/us/california-fires/
Background
Background
Four types of Soil Erosion
Sheet
Rill
Gully
Channel
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/nvswcd/youyourland/soil.htm
Background
The Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) Renard et al 1997
A = R * K * LS * C * P
Motivation
Fire Vegetation Loss Soil more susceptible to erosion Pollution
Pollution
Degrade water quality
Increasing Turbidity
Increasing nutrient influx
Methods
Precipitation
R Factor
Methods
High : 8
Low : 7
0
1 Miles
Methods
Precipitation
Soil
R Factor
K Factor
Methods
0.20
0.28
1 Miles
Methods
Kurt Cooper Equation
Precipitation
K Factor
Soil
DEM
R Factor
Slope
Flow Accumulation
LS Factor
Methods
High : 17.5
Low : 0
0
1 Miles
Methods
Kurt Cooper Equation
Precipitation
K Factor
Soil
DEM
Vegetation
R Factor
Slope
Flow Accumulation
LS Factor
C Factor (Pre-Fire)
Methods
Functional Type
Tree
Shrub
Herb
Rock
Soil
Urban
Unknown
1 Miles
Methods
Kurt Cooper Equation
Precipitation
K Factor
Soil
DEM
Vegetation
R Factor
Slope
Flow Accumulation
LS Factor
C Factor (Pre-Fire)
C Factor (Post-Fire)
Methods
GV
NPV
Soil
Unclassified
1 Miles
Methods
Kurt Cooper Equation
Precipitation
K Factor
Soil
DEM
Vegetation
Conservation
Practice
R Factor
Slope
Flow Accumulation
LS Factor
C Factor (Pre-Fire)
C Factor (Post-Fire)
P Factor
Methods
1 Miles
Methods
R Factor
K Factor
LS Factor
C Factor
P Factor
RUSLE Equation
Modeled Erosion
Results
Pre-Fire
(tons/acre/year)
High : 317
Potential Erosion
2015 Rain
(tons/acre/year)
High : 77
0
1 Miles
55,490 tons/acre/year
Low : 0
Post-Fire Dry
Potential Erosion
2011 Rain
(tons/acre/year)
2011 Erosion
Low : 0
Post-Fire Wet
High : 9
0
1 Miles
86,562 tons/acre/year
Low : 0
1 Miles
10,076 tons/acre/year
Results
Raw One Way
ANOVA
Results
Logged One Way
ANOVA
Results
Kruskal-Wallis Rank
Sum Test
Conclusions
Sediment yield generally increased with increasing slope
steepness and length, and it was influenced strongly by annual
precipitation.
There was more erosion under sparsely vegetated conditions than
in heavy vegetation.
Acknowledgements
THANK YOU!!
David Miller
Dr. Dar Roberts
Dr. Emily Schaller
Land Group
Dr. Brad Harris
Dr. Roman Dial
Professor Jason Geck
Everyone who helps keep SARP running