An ash layer protects the soil surface
Antonio Jordán
University of Seville, Sevilla, Spain
After a wildfire, a thick ash layer may protect the soil surface from rainfall-induced erosion during a certain period of time. In this case, intense rain marked the ash layer with raindrop impacts, but sediment transport was very weak.
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Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) (opens in a new window)Credit: Antonio Jordán (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
Properties
Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
6.1 MB
Aspect
3:2
Width
3456 px
Height
2304 px
Brand
Canon
Model
EOS 350D DIGITAL
Exposure
33 mm f/16 1/400 s ISO 400
Coordinates
37.7424, -6.3469
Tint
Light brownish gray
Submitted
21 September 2016
Taken
21 September 2016
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