Hedgerow-grass ditch system effectively reduces sediment yield and nitrogen loss with surface runoff during simulated rainfall
September 2025
Hedgerow-grass ditch systems combine the advantages of contour planting and ecological grass ditches and have better soil and water conservation (SWC) benefits; however, there is a lack of a comprehensive...
Tracing soil erosion processes in Karst regions using rare earth elements: The role of bedrock outcrops and seasonal impacts
September 2025
In Karst regions, the impact of widespread bedrock outcrops on soil erosion processes is crucial and cannot be overlooked. These bedrock outcrops not only change the flow of surface runoff, but also...
Digital mapping of soil inorganic carbon content and density in soil profiles after ‘Grain for Green’ program
September 2025
Soil inorganic carbon (SIC) is vital for terrestrial carbon reservoirs and the global carbon cycle. Understanding its spatial distribution is essential for environmental management and climate change...
Biochar application reduces soil detachment capacity by overland flow under a continuous three-year field experiment on the Loess Plateau of China
September 2025
Variation of soil properties induced by biochar amendments affects soil detachment capacity (Dc). However, the long-term effects of biochar on Dc have remained unexplored. This study assessed the variation...
An integrated wind erosion model with nonphotosynthetic vegetation (NPV) based on remote sensing
September 2025
Nonphotosynthetic vegetation (NPV) including dormant vegetation and plant residues plays important roles in wind erosion control. However, the effects of NPV on wind erosion have not been fully considered...
Monitoring of wind erosion in the southern Aral Sea using SBAS-InSAR technology
September 2025
The Aralkum Desert, arising from the significant reduction of the Aral Sea since the 1960s, is recognized as a prominent contributor to salt-dust storms in Central Asia. This study used SBAS-InSAR technology...
Development of web-based decision support tool for rainfall erosivity estimation using both high-resolution rainfall data and simplified models
September 2025
Soil erosion is a significant global problem that has far-reaching effects on agricultural productivity, environmental health, and ecosystem stability. The rainfall erosivity factor (R-factor) used...
Economic comparison of conventional and conservation tillage in a long-term experiment: Is it worth shifting?
September 2025
There is considerable knowledge regarding the environmental benefits of conservation agriculture (CA). However, long-term profitability data are limited, despite their potential to drive CA adoption....
The effects of freeze-thaw processes on crusting, aggregation and the interaction with erosive level winds in the Mollisol region of Northeast China
September 2025
Wind erosion is widely recognised as one of the causes of soil degradation, which is exacerbated by the effects of freezing and thawing, and poses a serious threat to the sustainability of agricultural...
Mitigating severe hydrological droughts in the Brazilian tropical high-land region: A novel land use strategy under climate change
September 2025
Severe droughts have significantly increased in frequency, magnitude, and intensity over the past decade, particularly impacting tropical and subtropical regions. Southeast Brazil exemplifies this trend,...
Influence of post-fire root decay-induced soil macropores on slope stability: A new method for analyzing heterogeneous slope stability
September 2025
Soil macropores are key factors affecting slope hydrological processes and stability, particularly under heavy rainfall conditions. Although wildfires can lead to the decay and death of plant roots,...
Effect of tillage layer depth on erosion driven by surface-subsurface runoff coupling under rainfall simulation conditions
September 2025
The surface tillage layer structure of sloping farmland has a significant impact on rainfall-runoff distribution; however, the relationships between the Tillage Layer Depth (TLD) and surface-subsurface...
Seasonal variation in soil erosion resistance of gullies covered by different plant communities on the Loess Plateau of China
September 2025
Vegetation growth can effectively alter near soil surface characteristics of plant communities, which is likely to impact the seasonal variation in soil erosion resistance of gullies, particularly in...
Dynamic change of watershed sediment sources during implementation of the “grain for green” project in the coarse sandy areas of the Chinese Loess Plateau
September 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,...
Soil type classification using Landsat 8: A comparison between the USDA and a local system in Israel
September 2025
Digital Soil Mapping (DSM) is an essential tool for understanding the complex relationship between soil and the environment. In this study, we digitized the soil map of Israel created by Ravikovitch...
An experimental study on the responses of spring snowmelt erosion to driving factors in a Chinese Mollisol soil
September 2025
Snowmelt erosion, a major spring soil degradation process in the Mollisol region of China, is further exacerbated in the context of global warming. The mechanism of snowmelt erosion remains unclear...
Dealing with sub-pixel landscape elements in distributed rainfall-runoff modelling in agricultural catchments
September 2025
Vegetated landscape elements (vLEs) (e.g. hedges and grass buffers) are increasingly recognised for their ability to retain more water longer and mitigate downstream flood risk. To optimise positioning...
Global Patterns of Gully Occurrence and their Sensitivity to Environmental Changes
Available online 5 September 2025
Gully formation is a significant driver of soil erosion and land degradation worldwide and often leads to important downstream impacts. Nonetheless, our understanding of the global patterns and the...
Convolutional Neural Networks-Driven Bias Correction of Satellite Precipitation Improves Rainfall-Runoff-Inundation Modeling
Available online 4 September 2025
A convolutional neural network (CNN)-based framework is developed to address systematic biases inherent in satellite precipitation products. The CNN-based model generated a bias-corrected gridded precipitation...
Mapping soil organic carbon as soil health indicator of cocoa landscapes in middle Côte d’Ivoire
Available online 3 September 2025
The spatial distribution of soil organic carbon (SOC) in cocoa-growing landscapes is a vital indicator of soil health and essential for environmental management. However, documented work on the mapping...
Analyzing Soil Erosion Trends and Future Predictions Using the RUSLE Model: A Case Study of the Dwarakeswar River Basin, West Bengal
Available online 3 September 2025
Climate change and non-sustainable land use management are closely linked to soil erosion (SE), which poses the most significant threat worldwide. This paper aims to assess annual SE in Dwarakeswar...
Enhancing Soil Structure and Water Dynamics through Long-Term Mulched Drip Irrigation in Arid Reclaimed Saline Soils
Available online 2 September 2025
Soil salinization is a global environmental issue, and in the arid regions of Xinjiang, China, mulched drip irrigation (MDI) has been extensively implemented to combat drought and improve agricultural...
Velocity distribution and hydrodynamic characteristics of overland flow on biocrust-covered slopes
Available online 2 September 2025
Biological soil crusts (BSC), commonly distributed as ground cover in arid and semi-arid regions, are recognized for the significant role in regulating runoff yield processes. However, the hydrodynamic...
Can Increased Cover Crop Diversity Increase Root-Soil Binding and Reduce Soil Loss During Overland Flow?
Available online 29 August 2025
Although cover crops can potentially improve on-farm soil and water management to reduce erosion, their ability to bind soil and whether multi-species cover crops offer additional benefits has attracted...
Soybean Yield in Response to Soil Erosion Under Different Dry and Wet Conditions
Available online 29 August 2025
Soil erosion leads to reductions in soil thickness and fertility, threatening global agricultural productivity. However, the influence of different erosion degrees on crop yield under varying rainfall...