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Point rainfall triggers the complex processes of overland flow and surface erosion. The probability density functions of rainfall duration and intensity are coupled with a physically based dynamic formulation of rainfall-runoff-sediment transport relationships for upland areas. When considering a single storm, rainfall depth alone is a poor predictor of sediment transport because of the dispersion introduced by the effect of rainfall intensity. On a long terms basis, however, the total amount of rainfall can be used to predict total erosion losses.
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Julien, P.Y., Dawod, A.M. On predicting upland erosion losses from rainfall depth. Stochastic Hydrol Hydraul 1, 127–134 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01543808
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