Rainfall Retention Probabilities Computed for Different Cropping-Tillage Systems
1988
Mills, W.C. | Thomas, A.W. | Langdale, G.W.
Rainfall and runoff event data from several different cropping and tillage systems on three field-sized watersheds in the Southern Piedmont of the U.S.A. are used to estimate empirical probability distributions of the USDA Soil Conservation Service runoff curve number. Long-term rainfall records from a nearby gauge are also employed to obtain probabilities for rainfall event occurrence and depth. These probability distributions of runoff curve number and rainfall occurrence and depth are incorporated in a recursive computer procedure to compute estimated probability distributions of annual rainfall retention for the different cropping-tillage systems. Comparison of these estimated rainfall retention probability distributions shows a reduction in the risk for low rainfall retention with the installation of conservation tillage systems.
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