MODELING OF SOIL WATER EROSION IN OUED CHERRAT WATERSHED (MOROCCO) BY APPLYING THE UNIVERSEL SOIL LOSS EQUATION (USLE)

IN THE CURRENT STUDY, THE UNIVERSEL SOIL LOSS EQUATION (USLE) IS APPLIED TO MODELING THE SOIL WATER EROSION IN OUED CHERRAT WATERSHED LOCATED IN THE WEST OF MOROCCO. RAINFALL, TOPOGRAPHY, SOIL PROPERTIES, THE CONDITIONS OF CROP MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION PRACTICES. MANY DATA, FROM VARIOUS SOURCES W...

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Published in:Research and science today 2022-11, Vol.24 (2), p.203-222
Main Authors: BOUSSALIM, Youssef, RAHINE, Nabil, BADRI, Wadi, FOUGRACH, Hassan, RACHDI, Bouchra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Conservation practices
Crop management
Geographic information systems
Modelling
Moisture content
Precipitation
Rainfall
Remote sensing
Risk assessment
Soil conservation
Soil erosion
Soil properties
Soil water
Water erosion
Watersheds
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Summary:IN THE CURRENT STUDY, THE UNIVERSEL SOIL LOSS EQUATION (USLE) IS APPLIED TO MODELING THE SOIL WATER EROSION IN OUED CHERRAT WATERSHED LOCATED IN THE WEST OF MOROCCO. RAINFALL, TOPOGRAPHY, SOIL PROPERTIES, THE CONDITIONS OF CROP MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION PRACTICES. MANY DATA, FROM VARIOUS SOURCES WAS USED THROUGH THE SPATIAL TOOLS, GIS (GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS) AND REMOTE SENSING, TO ASSESS THE RISK OF WATER EROSION. THE RESULTS SHOW THAT 65.7% OF THE STUDY AREA HAS A VERY LOW RISK OF EROSION, 7.7% LOW RISK, 9.9% MEDIUM RISK, 5.4% HIGH RISK AND 11.3% A VERY HIGH RISK.
ISSN:2247-4455
2285-9632
DOI:10.38173/RST.2022.24.2.15:203-222