Modeling Soil Erosion Using RUSLE and GIS – A Case Study of Korifla Sub-Watershed (Central Morocco)
Soil loss is a problem that contributes to land degradation in many countries and Morocco is no exception. Our study focuses on water erosion in Korifla, a sub-basin of the Bouregreg watershed in northern Morocco. The objective is to quantify erosion using the RUSLE method which is based on five fac...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Polish Society of Ecological Engineering (PTIE)
2023-06-01
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| Series: | Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ecoeet.com/Modeling-Soil-Erosion-Using-RUSLE-and-GIS-A-Case-Study-of-Korifla-Sub-Watershed-Central,161953,0,2.html |
| Summary: | Soil loss is a problem that contributes to land degradation in many countries and Morocco is no exception. Our study focuses on water erosion in Korifla, a sub-basin of the Bouregreg watershed in northern Morocco.
The objective is to quantify erosion using the RUSLE method which is based on five factors: Runoff erosivity, soil erodibility, cover factor, topography and conservation practices .These are processed by remote sensing and a geographic information system .The soil loss map shows that on an area of 1838km², erosion is estimated to be between 0,00 t/ha/year and 27,61 t/ha/year.
The cumulative effect of the factors R, K, LS, C, and P are both the origin of this erosion and its spatial distribution. |
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| ISSN: | 2719-7050 |