A review of the (Revised) Universal Soil Loss Equation ((R) USLE): With a view to increasing its global applicability and improving soil loss estimates

R Benavidez, B Jackson, D Maxwell… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2018 - hess.copernicus.org
Soil erosion is a major problem around the world because of its effects on soil productivity,
nutrient loss, siltation in water bodies, and degradation of water quality. By understanding …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of post-fire soil erosion mitigation treatments: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Girona-García, DCS Vieira, J Silva, C Fernández… - Earth-Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Wildfires are known to be one of the main causes of soil erosion and land degradation, and
their impacts on ecosystems and society are expected to increase in the future due to …

[HTML][HTML] A linkage between the biophysical and the economic: Assessing the global market impacts of soil erosion

M Sartori, G Philippidis, E Ferrari, P Borrelli, E Lugato… - Land use policy, 2019 - Elsevier
Employing a linkage between a biophysical and an economic model, this study estimates
the economic impact of soil erosion by water on the world economy. The global biophysical …

[HTML][HTML] Wildfires in Europe: Burned soils require attention

DCS Vieira, P Borrelli, D Jahanianfard, A Benali… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Annually, millions of hectares of land are affected by wildfires worldwide, disrupting
ecosystems functioning by affecting on-site vegetation, soil, and above-and belowground …

A global comparison of soil erosion associated with land use and climate type

M Xiong, R Sun, L Chen - Geoderma, 2019 - Elsevier
Soil erosion measurements are important for land management and ecological restoration.
However, the current results of these measurements are varied and located in specific areas …

Extending the life of wind turbine blade leading edges by reducing the tip speed during extreme precipitation events

JI Bech, CB Hasager, C Bak - Wind Energy Science, 2018 - wes.copernicus.org
Impact fatigue caused by collision with rain droplets, hail stones and other airborne particles,
also known as leading-edge erosion, is a severe problem for wind turbine blades. Each …

[HTML][HTML] Rainfall erosivity mapping over mainland China based on high-density hourly rainfall records

T Yue, S Yin, Y Xie, B Yu, B Liu - Earth System Science Data, 2022 - essd.copernicus.org
Rainfall erosivity quantifies the effect of rainfall and runoff on the rate of soil loss. Maps of
rainfall erosivity are needed for erosion assessment using the Universal Soil Loss Equation …

Rainfall erosivity in South America: Current patterns and future perspectives

NB Riquetti, CR Mello, S Beskow, MR Viola - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Rainfall erosivity is the driving factor for soil erosion and can be potentially affected by
climate change, impacting agriculture and the environment. In this study, we sought to …

Exploring the possible role of satellite-based rainfall data in estimating inter-and intra-annual global rainfall erosivity

N Bezak, P Borrelli, P Panagos - Hydrology and Earth System …, 2022 - hess.copernicus.org
Despite recent developments in modeling global soil erosion by water, to date, no
substantial progress has been made towards more dynamic inter-and intra-annual …

Scientometric review on multiple climate-related hazards indices

E Laino, R Paranunzio, G Iglesias - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
As the spectre of climate change looms large, there is an increasing imperative to develop
comprehensive risk assessment tools. The purpose of this work is to evaluate the evolution …