Feedback mechanism between gully landforms and sediment trapping efficiency in a check dam
March 2025
Check dams have been used worldwide for a variety of purposes. With increasing age, check dams gradually lose their sediment trapping function via the continuous deposition of material carried by debris...
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Exploring coupling effects of rainfall and surface roughness on the sheet flow velocity
March 2025
Accurately describing the path of sheet flow (SF) is crucial in soil erosion. Raindrop impact and underlying surface conditions can affect the SF velocity by changing the velocity profile. However,...
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of an expressway sand protection system in a gobi region—case study of the Ceke–Ejina expressway, Ejina banner, China
March 2025
Sand protection systems are widely used to shelter roads from blowing sand. Therefore, it's very important to evaluate their effectiveness. To provide some insights, we used field investigations, measurements...
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Maize crop residue cover mapping using Sentinel-2 MSI data and random forest algorithms
March 2025
The return of crop residues to cultivated fields has numerous agronomic and soil quality benefits and, therefore, the areal extent of crop residue cover (CRC) could provide a rapid measure of the sustainability...
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Effects of initial soil moisture on rill erodibility and critical shear stress factors in the WEPP model across diverse soil types
March 2025
Rill erosion, a significant issue in agricultural regions, is intricately linked to initial soil moisture conditions, affecting the development of concentrated flow erosion processes. However, understanding...
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Visible, near-infrared, and shortwave-infrared spectra as an input variable for digital mapping of soil organic carbon
March 2025
This study proposes a novel methodology to employ discrete point spectra as input variable for digital mapping of soil organic carbon (SOC). Accordingly, two SOC modeling approaches were used in three...
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Nutrient transport by overland sheet flow on sites containing swine slurry
March 2025
Nutrients in agricultural runoff may cause offsite environmental impacts. The objective of this investigation was to examine nutrient transport by overland sheet flow on sites containing swine slurry....
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The effectiveness of alluvial gully remediation in Great Barrier Reef catchments
March 2025
This study presents data from a large-scale Before After Control Impact (BACI) design field experiment that measured the sediment reduction achieved by remediating large alluvial gullies. The study...
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Why we should revitalize indigenous water harvesting systems: Lessons learned
March 2025
It is generally believed that problems surrounding water scarcity led earlier generations to develop and employ a variety of indigenous rainwater harvesting (RWH) techniques. This paper is based on...
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HOTSED: A new integrated model for assessing potential hotspots of sediment sources and related sediment dynamics at watershed scale
March 2025
In this paper we introduce HOTSED, a novel, innovative GIS-based model designed for assessing potential hotspots of sediment dynamics at watershed scale. HOTSED integrates geomorphic spatial information...
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Rainfall intensity profile induced changes in surface‒subsurface flow and soil loss as influenced by surface cover type: A long-term in situ field study
March 2025
Due to global warming, changes in the rainfall intensity profile (i.e., the temporal intensity distribution within a rainfall event) increase the difficulty of accurate erosion prediction and control....
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An integrative analysis of hydroclimatic elements in the three-river source region for historical and future periods: Shift toward an intensified hydrological cycle
March 2025
The Three-River Source Region (TRSR), China's water tower and an important ecological barrier in China, provides a considerable amount of water to the downstream regions, home to more than 500 million...
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Wind and rainfall erosion energy in large sediment generating and coarse sediment class areas of the middle Yellow river
March 2025
Joint action by strong winds and high-intensive rainfall leads to serious soil erosion problems in large sediment generating and coarse sediment class areas of the middle Yellow River. Investigating...
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Assessing the declining trend in soil erodibility across China: A comparison of conventional and digital K-factor maps
March 2025
Soil erodibility is a measure of soil susceptibility to water erosion and serves as an essential element, also known as the K-factor, in empirical soil erosion prediction models, such as USLE, RUSLE,...
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Estimation of soil moisture of a high Andean wetland ecosystem (Bofedal) with geo-radar data and In-Situ measurements, Ayacucho - Peru
March 2025
High Andean ecosystems within microbasins serve as crucial areas for water recharge, containing both surface and subsurface moisture. However, these ecosystems are currently under threat due to overgrazing,...
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Dynamic change of watershed sediment sources during implementation of the “Grain for Green” project in the coarse sandy areas of the Chinese Loess Plateau
Available online 13 February 2025
A quantitative assessment of sediment sources is crucial for understanding soil erosion trends and enhancing soil erosion prevention and control measures. The environmental elements, such as vegetation,...
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Modelling land use changes impacts on the silting of small agricultural water harvesting reservoirs
Available online 11 February 2025
Water harvesting with Small Agricultural Reservoirs (SmAR) represents a solution for sustainable water management in different contexts. However, many technical challenges are still open despite its...
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Predictive performance and uncertainty analysis of ensemble models in gully erosion susceptibility assessment
Available online 25 January 2025
Gully erosion, as a significant natural process in geomorphological evolution, poses serious threats to natural environments and socio-economic stability. In response, gully erosion susceptibility maps...
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Improving SOC estimation in low-relief farmlands using time-series crop spectral variables and harmonic component variables based on minimum sample size
Available online 24 January 2025
Efficiently monitoring soil organic carbon (SOC) in farmlands is crucial for environmental and agricultural sustainability. Currently, crop spectral variables are primarily employed to estimate SOC...
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Morphology evolution of vegetation-covered loess gully heads induced by hydraulic and gravitational erosion
Available online 17 January 2025
Gully heads suffer hydraulic and gravitational erosion triggered by rainstorms. However, how hydraulic and gravitational erosion affect the morphology evolution of the vegetation-covered loess gully...
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How does shrub stem coverage affect the hydraulic properties of concentrated flow and sediment yield during gully bed erosion?
Available online 11 January 2025
Vegetation plays a critical role in influencing runoff processes and soil loss during gully bed erosion. However, it is still unclear how the stem coverage affects gully bed erosion processes by altering...
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Exploring best soil conservation practices using the tolerable soil loss limit in central highland of Ethiopia: A case study of Andit Tid watershed
Available online 4 January 2025
Soil erosion is a major issue in Ethiopia, prompting ongoing watershed development campaigns. This study contributes to exploring best Soil Conservation practices (BSCPs) to reduce erosion rates to/or...
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Automated quantification of contouring as support practice for improved soil erosion estimation considering ridges
December 2024
Using soil conservation practices such as contouring are able to reduce soil loss on arable land parcels. In the empirical model of the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE), these measures are taken...
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Utilizing geodetectors to identify conditioning factors for gully erosion risk in the black soil region of northeast China
December 2024
In the black soil region of Northeast China, the issue of gully erosion persists as a significant threat, resulting in extensive damage to farmland, severe degradation of the black soil, and decreased...
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