Long-term data from field erosion plot studies in eastern Austria

Andreas Klik; Josef Rosner

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2020.105810

Long-term data from field erosion plot studies in eastern Austria

Data Brief. 2020 Jun 3:31:105810. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.105810. eCollection 2020 Aug.

Authors

Andreas Klik¹, Josef Rosner²

Affiliations

¹ University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Department of Water, Atmosphere and Environment, Institute for Soil Physics and Rural Water Management, Vienna, Austria.
² Office of the Lower Austrian Provincial Government, Division of Culture, Science and Education, St. Pölten, Austria.

Abstract

Soil erosion and runoff data are collected at three sites in eastern Austria using field erosion plots. Observed treatments include 1) conventional tillage with plough (CT), 2) mulch tillage with winter cover crop (MT), and 3) no-till with winter cover crop (NT). Data cover a time span from 1994 to 2018. They include data about surface runoff, soil loss, nitrogen, phosphorus and soil organic carbon losses as well as cop yields associated with the erosion processes. Interpretation of the data will be found in "Long-term experience with conservation tillage practices in Austria: impacts on soil erosion processes" [1].

Keywords: Austria; Soil erosion; conservation tillage; erosion plots; surface runoff.