Abstract
The probability of an erosive rainfall determines the duration between a tillage operation or a pesticide application and the next erosive rain. With increasing duration, slaking susceptibility and the amount of pesticide that is still available at the soil surface decrease. Daily probability was determined on the basis of 3994 erosive rains from 20 meteorological stations with continous recording in southern Germany. The probability of an erosive rain varies by almost two orders of magnitude during the year. This correlates well with the third order of air temperature. The earlier in spring and the later in autumn a tillage operation and a pesticide application are carried out, the lower is the hazard of soil and pesticide losses by runoff.
| Translated title of the contribution | Seasonal variation in the probability of erosive rains in Southern Germany |
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| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 81-84 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Zeitschrift fur Kulturtechnik und Landentwicklung |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Mar 1996 |