Modeling Soil Erosion Using RUSLE and GIS – A Case Study of Korifla Sub-Watershed (Central Morocco)

• Autorzy: Eddefli Fatimazahra , Ouakil Abdelhadi , Khaddari Achraf , Tayebi Mohamed

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.12912/27197050/161953

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

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 1838 km², 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.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

erosion; GIS; RUSLE; LANDSAT; MNT; KORIFLA

• Wydawca: Lubelski Oddział Polskiego Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology ; WNGB Wydawnictwo Naukowe
• Czasopismo: Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: Vol. 24, iss. 4
• Strony: 128--137
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 49 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Eddefli Fatimazahra

• Laboratory of Geosciences, Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences, University Ibn Tofail, Av. de L’Université, Kénitra, BP 133, Morocco

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8555-3434

autor

Ouakil Abdelhadi

• Laboratory of Natural Resources and Sustainable Development, Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences, University Ibn Tofail, Av. de L’Université, Kénitra, BP 133, Morocco

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7282-8785

autor

Khaddari Achraf

• Laboratory of Geosciences, Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences, University Ibn Tofail, Av. de L’Université, Kénitra, BP 133, Morocco

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3585-9806

autor

Tayebi Mohamed

• Laboratory of Geosciences, Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences, University Ibn Tofail, Av. de L’Université, Kénitra, BP 133, Morocco

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7999-4260

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023).