
handle: 10447/79424
Ephemeral gullies (EGs) are channels of different sizes refilled by tillage equipment normally used on farms. In this paper, the data-set collected from 1995 to 2007 in a wheat-cultivated area in Raddusa (Sicily, Italy), having a surface of almost 80 ha, were used to analyze the morphological characteristics of EGs. The measurements show an high temporal variability in EG characteristics. The EG measurements and the rill erosion measurements carried out in 15 plots located in the experimental “Sparacia” area (Sicily), demonstrated that a morphological similarity condition exists between rills and ephemeral gullies. The occurrence of step-pool structures in an EG occurring in the observation period in the same place allows to conclude that, in the considered environment, an ephemeral channel, such an EG, similarly to a stream, tends to reach a step-pool morphology as the structure that maximises its stability.
Settore AGR/08 - Idraulica Agraria E Sistemazioni Idraulico-Forestali, Ephemeral gully erosion, erosion measurements, rill erosion, Ephemeral gully erosion, erosion measurements, rill erosion
Settore AGR/08 - Idraulica Agraria E Sistemazioni Idraulico-Forestali, Ephemeral gully erosion, erosion measurements, rill erosion, Ephemeral gully erosion, erosion measurements, rill erosion
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 0 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Average | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Average | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Average |
