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Data on 33 Years of Erroneous Usage of Rainfall Erosivity Equations

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  • Nejc Bezak

    (Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia)

  • Klaudija Lebar

    (Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia)

  • Yu-Chieh Huang

    (Department of Civil Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 10608, Taiwan)

  • Walter Chen

    (Department of Civil Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 10608, Taiwan)

Abstract

This paper describes the data gathered for a paper published in Earth-Science Reviews (DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2023.104339) to address the problem of studies using incorrect equations to calculate rainfall erosivity (R factor), which can lead to issues related to land degradation, soil productivity loss, and biodiversity loss. The aim was to locate articles containing the incorrect equations and create a relational database that could be used to perform an in-depth analysis of the errors. Because the search target is an equation, it is impossible to directly query any literature database for the articles that contain the incorrect R equations. Therefore, a manual search of multiple databases was conducted. Subsequently, the literature search was broadened to identify the origin of the misuse of the R equations, and SQL (Structured Query Language) queries were formulated to understand why the errors continued to persist for a minimum of 33 years. The resulting entity-relationship-based Microsoft Access database was determined to be a valuable tool for performing in-depth analysis. It can be used to add incorrect studies and perform further analysis. It is suggested that further research should be conducted to determine the extent of the impact of these errors on soil erosion, ecosystems, and the environment.

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  • Nejc Bezak & Klaudija Lebar & Yu-Chieh Huang & Walter Chen, 2023. "Data on 33 Years of Erroneous Usage of Rainfall Erosivity Equations," Data, MDPI, vol. 8(5), pages 1-4, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jdataj:v:8:y:2023:i:5:p:75-:d:1131482
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