• Estimation and Validation of Monthly Rainfall Erosivity to Apply for Soil Loss Equation

  • Jang Yoojin1, Park Minseok1,2, Seo Yonghwee1, and Hyun Seunghun1*

  • 1Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
    2Ojeong Resilience Institute, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea

  • 토양 침식량 산정을 위한 월별 강우 침식 인자 추정 및 적용성 검증

  • 장유진1ㆍ박민석1,2ㆍ서용휘1ㆍ현승훈1*

  • 1고려대학교 환경생태공학과
    2고려대학교 오정리질리언스연구원

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This Article

  • 2025; 30(2): 1-12

    Published on Apr 30, 2025

  • 10.7857/JSGE.2025.30.2.001
  • Received on Feb 25, 2025
  • Revised on Mar 18, 2025
  • Accepted on Apr 9, 2025

Correspondence to

  • Hyun Seunghun

  • Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea

  • E-mail: soilhyun@korea.ac.kr