Soil erosion from a single rainstorm over an area in East Lothian, Scotland

Craig Frost, R.B. Speirs

Soil Use and Management · 1996 · 21 citations · 6 references

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Abstract. An area of about 24 km 2 in arable East Lothian, Scotland, was examined for soil erosion by water following a severe rainstorm in October 1990. Significant erosion was found in only 10 fields out of 26.5 in an area where topography, soils and cropping suggest a high erosion risk. Doubt is cast on some assessments of the widespread risk of significant soil erosion by water in arable areas of the UK.

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