CUI Qinkai, LIU Jun'e, CHEN Hao, et al. Influence of Grass Coverage, Rain Intensity and Slope on Sediment Concentration of Runoff on Loess Slope[J]. 2023, 37(5): 40-47.
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CUI Qinkai, LIU Jun'e, CHEN Hao, et al. Influence of Grass Coverage, Rain Intensity and Slope on Sediment Concentration of Runoff on Loess Slope[J]. 2023, 37(5): 40-47. DOI: 10.13870/j.cnki.stbcxb.2023.05.005.
Influence of Grass Coverage, Rain Intensity and Slope on Sediment Concentration of Runoff on Loess Slope
The sediment concentration of runoff reflects the fluctuation and evolution of the runoff-sediment relationship
and can be used as an important index to evaluate the characteristics of the interactive evolution process of runoff and sediment yield under the influence of vegetation. The influence of different grass covers on sediment concentration of runoff on loess slope under different rainfall intensities and slopes were studied through artificial rainfall experiment. The results showed that:(1) The greater the grass cover
the more delayed the initial time of slope runoff production. The sediment concentration of runoff on slopes covered with grass fluctuated in the beginning 15 min of rainfall
but showed a decreasing trend on the whole
and then reached a stable state
and the sediment concentration of runoff on the slope covered with grass was significantly lower than that on the bare land. (2) The average sediment concentration of runoff increased with the increasing of both rainfall intensity and slope
and the responses of average sediment concentration to both rainfall intensity and slope could be described by power function equations
with R2 ranging from 0.823 to 0.974 and 0.880 to 0.971
respectively. The average sediment concentration decreased with the increasing of coverage
and the influence of rainfall intensity on the average sediment concentration weakened with the increasing of coverage. The response of average sediment concentration to coverage could be described by linear equation with R2 ranging from 0.732 to 0.979. (3) The response of average sediment concentration to coverage and rainfall intensity (R2=0.822
NE=0.921
p<0.01)
coverage and slope (R2=0.975
NE=0.697
p<0.01) could be described by binary power function equation. And the comprehensive response of average sediment concentration to coverage
rainfall intensity and slope could be described by a ternary linear equation (R2=0.771
NE=0.774
p<0.01). Among them
the model based on coverage and rain intensity and the model based on coverage
rain intensity and slope had the best fitting effect. The degree of influence on sediment concentration followed the order of coverage>rain intensity>slope. The results could provide references for the research of change characteristics and mechanisms of sediment concentration on loess slope
and have important significance for soil and water loss control and sustainable development of ecosystem on the Loess Plateau.
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