Table 6 Relationships between erosive rainfall thresholds and rainfall intensity under different erosion intensity classes on abandoned land slopes across the study regions.
From: Response of erosive rainfall thresholds on Loess slopes to land cover and rainfall intensity
Observation stations | Erosion grade | Vegetation cover (%) | Slope (°) | Rainfall intensity (mm/min) | n | Fitting equation | R² | ERT (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Suide | Severe | < 30 | > 35 | 1.143 ± 0.202 | 65 | y = 0.705x − 2.565 | 0.90 | 3.6 |
0.769 ± 0.205 | 93 | y = 0.486x − 6.292 | 0.90 | 13.0 | ||||
0.497 ± 0.118 | 37 | y = 0.378x − 9.696 | 0.91 | 25.6 | ||||
0.238 ± 0.075 | 19 | y = 0.237x − 8.813 | 0.91 | 37.2 | ||||
Extremely intense | 30–45 | > 35 | 1.181 ± 0.178 | 20 | y = 0.632x − 4.988 | 0.90 | 7.9 | |
0.770 ± 0.202 | 22 | y = 0.259x − 4.176 | 0.92 | 16.1 | ||||
0.572 ± 0.180 | 13 | y = 0.185x − 5.485 | 0.90 | 29.6 | ||||
Xifeng | Intense | 30–45 | 25 ~ 35 | 0.824 ± 0.246 | 16 | y = 0.266x − 1.411 | 0.91 | 5.3 |
0.687 ± 0.223 | 18 | y = 0.131x − 1.709 | 0.91 | 13.1 | ||||
0.548 ± 0.200 | 15 | y = 0.064x − 1.604 | 0.90 | 25.1 | ||||
Moderate | 45–60 | 25 ~ 35 | 0.777 ± 0.271 | 30 | y = 0.246x − 1.434 | 0.91 | 5.8 | |
0.454 ± 0.133 | 10 | y = 0.196x − 4.692 | 0.93 | 23.9 | ||||
0.368 ± 0.108 | 8 | y = 0.044x − 4.692 | 0.90 | 31.6 | ||||
Moderate | 60> | 25 ~ 35 | 1.167 ± 0.130 | 36 | y = 0.212x − 1.206 | 0.95 | 5.7 | |
0.845 ± 0.144 | 29 | y = 0.147x − 2.507 | 0.92 | 17.1 | ||||
0.543 ± 0.088 | 20 | y = 0.113x − 3.362 | 0.90 | 29.9 |