POTENTIALLY EROSIVE RAINFALL IN CAIFORNIA

This project discusses rainfall characteristics in California: raindrop size range, rainfall impact energy, and maximum credible storms in California. It also discusses rain simulation techniques, primarily the development of a large drop size needle droplet generator for erosion research and testing. /Author/

• Corporate Authors:

  California Department of Transportation

  Transportation Laboratory
  5900 Folsom Boulevard
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95819
• Authors:
  • Hoover, T P
• Publication Date: 1977-2

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References;
• Pagination: 27 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Erosion; Rainfall; Simulation; Soils; Storms; Testing
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00163651
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: CA-TL-2138-77-11 Final Rpt.
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 13 1978 12:00AM