Hack distributions of rill networks and nonlinear  slope length–soil loss relationships

Doane, Tyler H.; Pelletier, Jon D.; Nichols, Mary H.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-317-2021

Articles | Volume 9, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-317-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-317-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 2

Research article

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16 Apr 2021

Research article |

| 16 Apr 2021

Hack distributions of rill networks and nonlinear slope length–soil loss relationships

Tyler H. Doane, Jon D. Pelletier, and Mary H. Nichols

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Final revised paper (published on 16 Apr 2021)
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RC1: 'Comments on "How Hack distributions of rill networks contribute to nonlinear slope length–soil loss relationships"', Anonymous Referee #1, 11 Oct 2020
- RC2: 'comments on "How Hack distributions of rill networks contribute to nonlinear slope length–soil loss relationships"', Anonymous Referee #2, 19 Oct 2020
RC3: 'How Hack distributions of rill networks contribute to nonlinear slope length-soil loss relationships', Anonymous Referee #3, 24 Oct 2020
AC1: 'Author Response', Tyler Doane, 30 Nov 2020

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

AR by Tyler Doane on behalf of the Authors (08 Dec 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (20 Dec 2020) by Paola Passalacqua

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (15 Feb 2021) by Paola Passalacqua

AR by Tyler Doane on behalf of the Authors (25 Feb 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (26 Feb 2021) by Paola Passalacqua

ED: Publish as is (05 Mar 2021) by Andreas Lang (Editor)

AR by Tyler Doane on behalf of the Authors (14 Mar 2021)

Short summary

This paper explores how the geometry of rill networks contributes to observed nonlinear relationships between soil loss and hillslope length. This work develops probability functions of geometrical quantities of the networks and then extends the theory to hydraulic variables by relying on well-known relationships. Theory is complemented by numerical modeling on numerical and natural surfaces. Results suggest that the particular arrangement of rill networks contributes to nonlinear relationships.