Publications

Moeyersons, J. 1983. ‘Measurements of splash-saltation fluxes under oblique rain’. De Ploey, J. (ed), Catena, special issue : Catena Supplement 4: RainfallSimulation, RunoffandSoil Erosion  19-31. Braunschweig.  I.F. 1.

Article in a scientific Journal / Article in a Journal

Thisstudydealswiththe problemofdirectmeasurementsofthe netsplash-saltationfluxes. Onthebaseoftheoreticalconsiderations,atechniquehasbeendevelopedtomeasure the netsplash-saltationfluxunderartificial obliquerainsinlaboratoryconditions. Thishasbeen donefordifferent slopeinclinations, rangingfromweather-side to lee-side conditions. In most cases, thenetsplashsaltationfluxgoesinthesamesenseasthe velocitycomponentoftheraindrops,paralleltothesoilsurface,regardlessitsinclination. . Indirectly, thelaboratory measurementsshowthatsplash-saltation canbe considered asa pluvio-eolianprocess, exceptforthepuretheoretical caseofavertical rain. Theyalsosuggestthat themeasurementofsplash-saltation fluxes inthe field isarather complex operation, because neither direction nor sense of the flux can be assumedbeforehandonthebaseoftheslopeconfigurationalone. Thedesignismadeofa field setup enablingtomeasureanarbitrarily orientedsplash-saltation flux.