Rainfall intensity bursts and the erosion of soils: an analysis highlighting the need for high temporal resolution rainfall data  for research under current and future climates

Dunkerley, David L.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-7-345-2019

Articles | Volume 7, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-7-345-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-7-345-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 7, issue 2

Research article

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15 Apr 2019

Research article |

| 15 Apr 2019

Rainfall intensity bursts and the erosion of soils: an analysis highlighting the need for high temporal resolution rainfall data for research under current and future climates

David L. Dunkerley

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SC1: 'Short comment on "Rainfall intensity bursts and the erosion of soils: an analysis highlighting the need for high temporal resolution rainfall data for research under current and future climates." by Dunkerley, D. L.', Hannes Müller- Thomy, 30 Jan 2019
- AC1: 'Response to Interactive Comment by Dr Müller-Thomy', David Dunkerley, 11 Mar 2019
RC1: 'Review of: “Rainfall intensity bursts and the erosion of soils: an analysis highlighting the need for high temporal resolution rainfall data for research under current and future climates”', Anonymous Referee #1, 06 Feb 2019
- AC2: 'Response to Interactive Comment by Referee #1', David Dunkerley, 11 Mar 2019
RC2: 'Review of Dunkerley, “Rainfall intensity bursts and the erosion of soils: an analysis highlighting the need for high temporal resolution rainfall data for research under current and future climates,” Earth Surf. Dynam. Discuss., esurf-2018-94', Anonymous Referee #2, 25 Feb 2019
- AC3: 'Response to Interactive Comment by Referee #2', David Dunkerley, 11 Mar 2019

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by David Dunkerley on behalf of the Authors (11 Mar 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (18 Mar 2019) by Paola Passalacqua

ED: Publish as is (22 Mar 2019) by Paola Passalacqua

ED: Publish as is (25 Mar 2019) by Douglas Jerolmack (Editor)

AR by David Dunkerley on behalf of the Authors (25 Mar 2019)

Short summary

Soil erosion, especially in vulnerable conditions such as post-fire landscapes or tilled agricultural soils, is greatly affected by the occurrence of bursts of intense rainfall. These are often set within longer periods of less intense rain. This paper documents the nature of the intensity bursts at two Australian locations and shows that high-resolution rainfall records are required in order to make estimates of the intensity. Hourly rainfall data are not suitable for this task.