Analytical solutions and sensitivity analyses for sediment transport in WEPS
Analytical solutions and sensitivity analyses for sediment transport in WEPS
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10.13031/2013.13334
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1999-11-01
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Skidmore, EL
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Hagen, LJ;Wagner, LE;Skidmore, EL
The Wind Erosion Prediction System (WEPS) is a process-based, daily time-step model that simulates weather and field conditions. When wind speed exceeds the threshold, the EROSION submodel of WEPS simulates soil loss and deposition on a sub-hourly basis. The objectives of this study were to: (1) assemble the erosion process equations in a manner that allows analytic solutions; (2) develop analytic solutions for a uniform surface; and (3) evaluate the response to parameters in these solutions using linear sensitivity tests. Based on the principle of conservation of mass, an analytic solution was developed for a quasi-steady state equation of the saltation/creep discharge. This equation simulates two sources (entrainment of loose material and entrainment of material abraded from clods and crust) and three sinks (breakage of saltation/creep to suspension-size, trapping of saltation/creep, and interception by plant stalks). An analytic solution also was developed for the horizontal discharge of the suspension component. This equation simulates three sources (entrainment of loose material, entrainment of material abraded from clods and crust, and breakage of saltation/creep to suspension-size). Sensitivity tests of the simulation equations showed that soil loss by wind erosion was most sensitive to wind speed and surface-soil moisture content.