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Raindrops

Appears in 5 processs and 8 steps. Everything below is linked: open a process to see it in context.

Top processes

Slaking, crust formation and runoff

3 steps

Aggregate formation and pore structure

2 steps

Occlusion in aggregates

1 step

Disruption by raindrop impact, slaking and tillage

Unsaturated hydraulic conductivity and Richards flow

1 step

Surface seals, compaction or water repellency throttle the top boundary, so rain exceeding the seal conductivity runs off

Vegetation-water feedback and dryland patchiness

1 step

Bare crusted soil sheds water as runoff and loses organic matter

Often found with

Water 6 Pore space 3 Aggregates 3 Fine particles 3 Tillage 2 Soil organic matter 2 Drying and wetting 1 Carbon 1 Clay minerals 1 Clay minerals 1 Soil surface 1 Soil 1

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