1Research Scholar, M. Tech. (SWCE), SHIATS, Allahabad-211007, (U.P.), India
2Professor, Department of Soil, Water Land Engg. & Management, SHIATS, Allahabad-211007, (U.P.), India
This research was carried out to examine the erosiveness of rainfall (for four rainy months) in soil erosion processes. Rainfall erosiveness is commonly termed as rainfall erosivity i.e. it is the ability of rain to detach the soil particles. Results indicated that erosivity i.e. product of kinetic energy of rainfall and maximum 30-minutes rainfall intensity, is the initiating factor in rainfall soil erosion and runoff generation processes. It was observed that erosivity index varied with the rainfall, which indicates the ability of rainfall to detach the soil particles.
Rainfall erosivity, Soil erosion
