Soil Erodibility

Contributions of Erodibility Indexes to Total Explained Variance of the Criterion Variables, Gross Splash Erosion and Maximum Splash Rate. After Yamamoto and Anderson, 1973. 
Erodibility Index 
Gross Splash Erosion 
Maximum Splash Rate 
R2 Attributed to erodibility index [%] 
Total R2 [%] 
STE 
R2 Attributed to erodibility index [%] 
Total R2 [%] 
STE 
0.25-0.50 mm size range of water stable aggregates 
29 
81 
12.00 
66 
0.68 
Ratio of <0.25 to MWD 
29 
78 
13.00 
18 
64 
0.70 
Surface area of aggregates larger than 0.25 mm (Surf) 
27 
78 
13.10 
14 
65 
0.69 
Ratio of Surf to 100 minus Susp 
27 
77 
13.20 
14 
65 
0.69 
Ratio of Susp to MWD 
26 
75 
13.80 
16 
64 
0.70 
0.10-0.25 mm size range of water stable aggregates 
15 
69 
15.6 
13 
45 
0.73 
>2 mm size range of water stable aggregates 
18 
67 
16.00 
13 
60 
0.74 
Mean weight diameter (MWD) 
18 
65 
16.50 
13 
60 
0.74 
0.50-1.0 mm size range of water stable aggregates 
64 
16.70 
59 
0.74 
0.0-0.10 mm size range of water stable aggregates 
63 
17.00 
62 
0.72 
4.76-7.93 mm size range of water stable aggregates 
62 
17.10 
59 
0.74 
< 0.25 mm size range of water stable aggregates 
12 
62 
17.20 
10 
59 
0.75 
Suspension percent (Susp) 
61 
17.30 
58 
0.75 
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