Why is the total annual rainfall in an area not a very good guide to the amount of erosion that will take place on a particular type of bare soil? How much soil is likely to be eroded from a Keene...

Why is the total annual rainfall in an area not a very good guide to the amount of erosion that will take place on a particular type of bare soil?

How much soil is likely to be eroded from a Keene silt loam in central Ohio, on a 12% slope, 100 m long, if it is in dense permanent pasture and has no supporting physical conservation practices like terraces applied to the land? Use the information available in this chapter to calculate an answer.