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Research article
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03 Apr 2019
Research article |
| 03 Apr 2019
| 03 Apr 2019
Rain erosivity map for Germany derived from contiguous radar rain data
Technische Universität München, Lehrstuhl für Grünlandlehre, 85354 Freising, Germany
Franziska K. Fischer
Technische Universität München, Lehrstuhl für Grünlandlehre, 85354 Freising, Germany
Bayerische Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft, 85354 Freising, Germany
Deutscher Wetterdienst, Außenstelle Weihenstephan, 85354 Freising, Germany
Tanja Winterrath
Deutscher Wetterdienst, Abteilung Hydrometeorologie, 63067 Offenbach am Main, Germany
Robert Brandhuber
Bayerische Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft, 85354 Freising, Germany
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Short summary
Radar rain data enable for the first time portraying the erosivity pattern with high spatial and temporal resolution. This allowed quantification of erosivity in Germany with unprecedented detail. Compared to previous estimates, erosivity has strongly increased and its seasonal distribution has changed, presumably due to climate change. As a consequence, erosion for some crops is 4 times higher than previously estimated.
Radar rain data enable for the first time portraying the erosivity pattern with high spatial and...
