Soil Erosion Estimation in Suciu de Sus Commune, Maramureș County, Romania

Soil Erosion Estimation in Suciu de Sus Commune, Maramureș County, Romania

The Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) is widely used for estimating soil erosion for croplands. Although the methodology is old, improvements to the estimation of the equation factors using GIS techniques are being implemented each year. Using the new ESDB K factor values and a 10 m resolution, I...

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Veröffentlicht in:Proenvironment 2015-01, Vol.8 (22)
Hauptverfasser: Pașca, Adela, Năsui, Daniel
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Agricultural land
Erosion
Land cover
Land use
Soil erosion
Soil properties
Soil texture
Texture
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Zusammenfassung:The Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) is widely used for estimating soil erosion for croplands. Although the methodology is old, improvements to the estimation of the equation factors using GIS techniques are being implemented each year. Using the new ESDB K factor values and a 10 m resolution, I ran the model on a 109.45 km2 area belonging to Suciu de Sus Commune. The results show low erosion values throughout the study area due mostly to land cover and soil texture.
ISSN:1844-6698
2066-1363