Can I read Estimation of soil erosion and sediment yield in Wadi El Hachem watershed (Algeria) using the RUSLE-SDR approach on EtoBox?

Estimation of soil erosion and sediment yield in Wadi El Hachem watershed (Algeria) using the RUSLE-SDR approach by Mohammed Saoud; Mohamed Meddi is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.

What is Estimation of soil erosion and sediment yield in Wadi El Hachem watershed (Algeria) using the RUSLE-SDR approach about?

One of the most common types of soil degradation is water erosion. It reduces soil quality at the erosion site and may cause sedimentation issues at the deposition site. This phenomenon is estimated using a variety of models. The Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) model is the most often used, due to its consistence and low data requirement. It is useful for estimating annual soil loss at the watershed scale. To investigate the relationship between soil erosion and sediment deposition, the combined RUSLE and Sediment Delivery Ratio (SDR) models are used. The Wadi El Hachem watershed is a coastal and mountainous Mediterranean basin with rugged topography and high degree of climatic aggressiveness. Both of these characteristics can have an immediate effect on soil erosion and sediment yield. This research includes estimating the Average Annual Soil Loss (A) and Sediment Yield (SY) in the Wadi El Hachem watershed, mapping different RUSLE factors as well as A and SY, and studying the influence of rainfall erosivity (R) on A and SY in dry and rainy years. The A results vary from 0 to 410 t•ha -1 •yr -1 with an annual average of 52 t•ha -1 •yr -1 . The Renfro's SDR model was se

Who reads Estimation of soil erosion and sediment yield in Wadi El Hachem watershed (Algeria) using the RUSLE-SDR approach?

Author

Mohammed Saoud; Mohamed Meddi

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)